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Quotes by Poet

"Ale, man, ale's the stuff to drink for fellows whom it hurts to think."

"Ale, man, ale's the stuff to drink for fellows whom it hurts to think."

A. E. Housman, English Poet

Resilience, Ale, Man

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"You can never step into the same book twice, because you are different each time you read it."

"You can never step into the same book twice, because you are different each time you read it."

John Barton, Canadian Poet

35

"I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it."

"I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Empathy, Courage, Emotion, Humanity

35

"In general, every country has the language it deserves."

"In general, every country has the language it deserves."

Jorge Luis Borges, Argentinian Poet

Nation, Country, Language

34

"If my survival caused another to perish, then death would be sweeter and more beloved."

"If my survival caused another to perish, then death would be sweeter and more beloved."

Khalil Gibran, Lebanese Poet

Death, Survival

34

"However and wherever we are, we must live as if we will never die."

"However and wherever we are, we must live as if we will never die."

Nazim Hikmet, Turkish Poet

34

"Mountains will go into labour, and a silly little mouse will be born."

"Mountains will go into labour, and a silly little mouse will be born."

Horace, Roman Poet

Mystery, Mountains, Mouse, Silly, Will

34

"Honour sinks where commerce long prevails."

"Honour sinks where commerce long prevails."

Oliver Goldsmith, Irish Poet

Honor, Commerce

34

"New York was breaking my concentration and disintegrating my thoughts."

"New York was breaking my concentration and disintegrating my thoughts."

George Murray, Canadian Poet

Thought, Thoughts

33

"From the heart of the fountain of delight rises a jet of bitterness that tortures us among the very flowers."

"From the heart of the fountain of delight rises a jet of bitterness that tortures us among the very flowers."

Lucretius, Roman Poet

Heart, Bitterness, Delight, Flowers

33

"Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you."

"Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you."

Walt Whitman, American Poet

Optimism, Shadows, Will

33

"Reality is not simply there, it must be searched and won."

"Reality is not simply there, it must be searched and won."

Paul Celan, Romanian Poet

33

"We will burn that bridge when we come to it."

"We will burn that bridge when we come to it."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

33

"Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life."

"Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life."

Omar Khayyam, Persian Poet

33

"Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor."

"Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor."

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Presence, Feelings, Breath, Mindfulness, Calm

33

"To feel our ills is one thing, but to cure them is another."

"To feel our ills is one thing, but to cure them is another."

Ovid, Roman Poet

32

"A man is sorry to be honest for nothing."

"A man is sorry to be honest for nothing."

Ovid, Roman Poet

32

"Evidently the arts, all the visual arts, are becoming more democratic in the worst sense of the word."

"Evidently the arts, all the visual arts, are becoming more democratic in the worst sense of the word."

Eugenio Montale, Italian Poet

32

"Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man."

"Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man."

Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian Poet

32

"If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work."

"If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work."

Khalil Gibran, Lebanese Poet

32

"So stick up ivy and the bays, and then restore the heathen ways, green will remind you of the Spring, though this great day denies the thing, and mortifies the earth, and all, but your wild revels, and loose hall."

"So stick up ivy and the bays, and then restore the heathen ways, green will remind you of the Spring, though this great day denies the thing, and mortifies the earth, and all, but your wild revels, and loose hall."

Henry Vaughan, Welsh Poet

Politics, Day, Earth, Ivy, Spring

32

"Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire."

"Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire."

Jorge Luis Borges, Argentinian Poet

32

"When I want to understand what is happening today or try to decide what will happen tomorrow, I look back."

"When I want to understand what is happening today or try to decide what will happen tomorrow, I look back."

Omar Khayyam, Persian Poet

Sports, Today, Tomorrow, Want, Will

32

"When truth has no burning, then it is philosophy, when it gets burning from the heart, it becomes poetry."

"When truth has no burning, then it is philosophy, when it gets burning from the heart, it becomes poetry."

Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani Poet

Poetry, Truth, Heart, Philosophy

32

"Bronze in the mirror of the form, wine of the mind."

"Bronze in the mirror of the form, wine of the mind."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

32

"Love is a thing that is full of cares and fears."

"Love is a thing that is full of cares and fears."

Ovid, Roman Poet

31

"I have never considered myself a poet. I have no interest in poetic artistry."

"I have never considered myself a poet. I have no interest in poetic artistry."

Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani Poet

31

"The pillars of truth and the pillars of freedom - they are the pillars of society."

"The pillars of truth and the pillars of freedom - they are the pillars of society."

Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian Poet

Society, Truth, Freedom

31

"This is the right time, and this is the right thing."

"This is the right time, and this is the right thing."

Thomas Moore, Irish Poet

31

"If we are a metaphor of the universe, the human couple is the metaphor par excellence, the point of intersection of all forces and the seed of all forms. The couple is time recaptured, the return to the time before time."

"If we are a metaphor of the universe, the human couple is the metaphor par excellence, the point of intersection of all forces and the seed of all forms. The couple is time recaptured, the return to the time before time."

Octavio Paz, Mexican Poet

Time, Excellence, Metaphor, Universe

31

"All people hope Islam helps everything in life. Islam will make jobs. Islam will make freedom. Islam will make everything."

"All people hope Islam helps everything in life. Islam will make jobs. Islam will make freedom. Islam will make everything."

Ahmed Ali, Pakistani Poet

Life, People, Hope, Islam

31

"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do."

"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Inspirational, Beauty, Love

31

"Time has been transformed, and we have changed; it has advanced and set us in motion; it has unveiled its face, inspiring us with bewilderment and exhilaration."

"Time has been transformed, and we have changed; it has advanced and set us in motion; it has unveiled its face, inspiring us with bewilderment and exhilaration."

Khalil Gibran, Lebanese Poet

Time, Inspiring

31

"The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money, and his religious opinions."

"The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money, and his religious opinions."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Money, Man, Opinions, Religious

31

"Living Life Tomorrow's fate, though thou be wise, Thou canst not tell nor yet surmise; Pass, therefore, not today in vain, For it will never come again."

"Living Life Tomorrow's fate, though thou be wise, Thou canst not tell nor yet surmise; Pass, therefore, not today in vain, For it will never come again."

Omar Khayyam, Persian Poet

Life, Fate, Living, Today

31

"Meditation is not evasion, it is a serene encounter with reality."

"Meditation is not evasion, it is a serene encounter with reality."

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Mindfulness, Meditation, Reality, Serenity

31

"You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance."

"You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance."

Khalil Gibran, Lebanese Poet

Generosity, Abundance, Joy

30

"A certain recluse, I know not who, once said that no bonds attached him to this life, and the only thing he would regret leaving was the sky."

"A certain recluse, I know not who, once said that no bonds attached him to this life, and the only thing he would regret leaving was the sky."

Kenko Yoshida, Japanese Poet

Life, Regret, Sky

30

"I praise the Lord, the Sovereign of the royal realm, Who has extended his sway over the tract of the world."

"I praise the Lord, the Sovereign of the royal realm, Who has extended his sway over the tract of the world."

Taliesin, Welsh Poet

30

"The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind."

"The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind."

Khalil Gibran, Lebanese Poet

30

"Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain."

"Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain."

Khalil Gibran, Lebanese Poet

Wisdom, Knowledge, Foolishness, Nothing

30

"My education was the liberty I had to read indiscriminately and all the time, with my eyes hanging out."

"My education was the liberty I had to read indiscriminately and all the time, with my eyes hanging out."

Dylan Thomas, Welsh Poet

Education, Time, Eyes, Liberty

30

"Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain."

"Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Courage, Fear, Truth, Action

30

"When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body."

"When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body."

Saadi, Iranian Poet

29

"We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them."

"We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them."

Khalil Gibran, Lebanese Poet

29

"Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man, eternity is seen looking through time."

"Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man, eternity is seen looking through time."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

Death, Time, Eternity, Man

29

"And there begins a lang digression about the lords o' the creation."

"And there begins a lang digression about the lords o' the creation."

Robert Burns, Scottish Poet

28

"It is not that the child lives in a world of imagination, but that the child within us survives and starts into life only at rare moments of recollection, which makes us believe, and it is not true, that, as children, we were imaginative?"

"It is not that the child lives in a world of imagination, but that the child within us survives and starts into life only at rare moments of recollection, which makes us believe, and it is not true, that, as children, we were imaginative?"

Cesare Pavese, Italian Poet

Life, Imagination, Children, Moments

28

"The greatest religions convert the world through stories."

"The greatest religions convert the world through stories."

Ben Okri, Nigerian Poet

28

"But cats to me are strange, so strange I cannot sleep if one is near."

"But cats to me are strange, so strange I cannot sleep if one is near."

W. H. Davies, Welsh Poet

Animals, Cats, Sleep

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