"The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surely as poetry."

Poetry, Being, Delight, Excellence

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"The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surely as poetry."

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"I've written you sixty-seven love poems.Here's another one for you.But really, for me.These poems are the candles that I light with the fire you have ignited in me.I place this candle here and another thereso even if the stars have argued with the moonand are sulking away in a corner, you can still find your way to me.Sixty-eight poems now. What does the future hold for us?Joy? Disappointment? Gentle caresses? And subtle neglect?I hope the good is more than the bad. Much more. For what is the point of loveif by lighting these candlesour own flame loses its brightness?I know the good is more than the bad. Much more.I cannot wait to write you sixty-nine."

Kamand Kojouri, Iranian Poet

Poetry, Love, Hope, Future

"High and low culture come together in all Post Modern art, and American poetry is not excluded from this."

Diane Wakoski, American Poet

Poetry, Art, Culture

"In my opinion, the most significant works of the twentieth century are those that rise beyond the conceptual tyranny of genre; they are, at the same time, poetry, criticism, narrative, drama, etc."

Juan Goytisolo, Spanish Poet

Poetry, Time, Criticism, Drama

"I came to pen another poem for you, but even every unwritten poem is you."

Kamand Kojouri, Iranian Poet

Poetry, Creation, Love, Expression

"A poet often lives in an enchanted land where he sees things not with his eyes but with his feelings."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Poetry, Imagination, Feelings, Vision

"Always be a poet, even in prose."

Charles Baudelaire, French Poet

Poetry, Prose

"The sort of poetry I seek resides in objects man can't touch."

E. M. Forster, English Novelist

Poetry, Man

"I don't like poetry that just slaps violent words on a canvas, as it were."

Anne Stevenson, American Poet

Poetry, Words

"That's one of the great things about poetry; one realises that one does one's little turn - that you're just part of the great crop, as it were."

Paul Muldoon, English Poet

Poetry,

"Come lie beside me again and understand - the others can show by actions, but I alone will immortalize you in words..."

John Geddes, Canadian Author

Poetry, Love, Immortality, Word

Explore more quotes by Bertrand Russell

"The objections to religion are of two sorts -- intellectual and moral. The intellectual objection is that there is no reason to suppose any religion true, the moral objection is that religious precepts date from a time when men were more cruel than they are and therefore tend to perpetuate inhumanities which the moral conscience of the age would otherwise outgrow."

Religion, Intellect, Morality, Criticism

"We see, surrounding the narrow raft illuminated by the flickering light of human comradeship, the dark ocean on whose rolling waves we toss for a brief hour; all the loneliness of humanity amid hostile forces is concentrated on the individual soul, which must struggle alone, with what of courage it can command, against the whole weight of a universe that cares nothing for its hopes and fears. Victory, in this struggle with the powers of darkness, is the true baptism into the glorious company of heroes, the true initiation into the overmastering beauty of human existence."

Philosophy, Courage, Struggle, Humanity, Hope

"There is another more psychological obstacle to the full development of love in the modern world, and that is the fear that many people feel of not preserving their individuality in tact. This is a foolish and rather modern terror. Individuality is not an end in itself; it is something that must enter into fructifying contact with the world, and in so doing must lose its separateness. An individuality which is kept in a glass case withers, whereas on e that is freely expended in human contacts becomes enriched."

Relationship, Individual, Love, Connection, Growth

"I do not pretend to start with precise questions. I do not think you can start with anything precise. You have to achieve such precision as you can, as you go along."

Question, Questions

"When the intensity of emotional conviction subsides, a man who is in the habit of reasoning will search for logical grounds in favour of the belief which he finds in himself."

Trust, Belief, Habit, Conviction, Man

"The methods of increasing the degree of truth in our beliefs are well known; they consist in hearing all sides, trying to ascertain all the relevant facts, controlling our own bias by discussion with people who have the opposite bias, and cultivating a readiness to discard any hypothesis which has proved inadequate."

Truth, Belief, Learning, Bias

"And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence."

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"Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of happy mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to give."

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"Happiness, as is evident, depends partly upon external circumstances and partly upon oneself."

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"The degree of one's emotions varies inversely with one's knowledge of the facts."

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