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Quotes by Poet
"I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires."
163
"Living is no laughing matter: you must live with great seriousness like a squirrel for example - I mean without looking for something beyond and above living, I mean living must be your whole occupation."
161
"Meditation is not evasion, it is a serene encounter with reality."
160
"It is the lot of man to share in the deeper aspirations of the universe around him and to share his own destiny as well as that of the universe, now by adjusting himself to its forces, now by putting the whole of his energy to his own ends and purposes."
158
"Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need."
156
"I have never considered myself a poet. I have no interest in poetic artistry."
155
"The Bush administration doesn't particularly like public participation. It makes them look bad."
155
"Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems depopulated."
154
"Become dust - and they will throw thee in the air; Become stone - and they will throw thee on glass."
Will,
151
"One concept corrupts and confuses the others. I am not speaking of the Evil whose limited sphere is ethics; I am speaking of the infinite."
150
"It is the nature of the self to manifest itself, In every atom slumbers the might of the self."
150
"It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure."
150
"Exaggeration is truth that has lost its temper."
147
"Only truthful hands write true poems. I cannot see any basic difference between a handshake and a poem."
147
"The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis."
146
"And there begins a lang digression about the lords o' the creation."
145
"Nor shall derision prove powerful against those who listen to humanity or those who follow in the footsteps of divinity, for they shall live forever. Forever."
145
"You can never step into the same book twice, because you are different each time you read it."
Time,
145
"If the other person injures you, you may forget the injury; but if you injure him you will always remember."
144
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
143
"I learned to be with myself rather than avoiding myself with limiting habits; I started to be aware of my feelings more, rather than numb them."
142
"A heart makes a good home for the friend."
142
"The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master."
142
"There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward."
142
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