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The true spirit of delight, the exa…

24 Sep , 2019  

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 in poetry. Great short quote and quotation by: Bertrand Russell , British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 – 1970)

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There are two ways of disliking poe…

3 Jul , 2015  

There are two ways of disliking poetry; one way is to dislike it, the other is to read Pope. Great short quote and quotation by: Oscar Wilde , Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900)

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Robert Graves

There is no money in poetry, but th…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is no money in poetry, but then there is no poetry in money either. Great short quote and quotation by: Robert Graves , British author & classical scholar (1895 – 1985)

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Thinking in its lower grades, is co…

17 Dec , 2013  

Thinking in its lower grades, is comparable to paper money, and in its higher forms it is a kind of poetry. Great short quote and quotation by: Havelock Ellis , English sexual psychologist (1859 – 1939)

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Through and through the world is in…

19 Dec , 2011  

Through and through the world is infested with quantity. To talk sense is to talk quantities, It is no use saying the nation is large- how large? It is no use s aying that radium is scarce- how scarce? You can not evade quantity. You may fly to poetry and music and quantity and number […]

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We have more poets thatnjudges and …

15 Feb , 2011  

We have more poets thatnjudges and interpreters of poetry. It is easier to write an indifferent poem that to understand a good one. Great short quote and quotation by: Michel de Montaigne , French essayist (1533 – 1592)

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Lewis Thomas, The Medusa and the Snail (1979)

We pass the word around; we ponder …

15 Feb , 2011  

We pass the word around; we ponder how the case is put by different people, we read the poetry; we meditate over the literature; we play the music; we change our minds; we reach an understanding. Society evolves this way, not by shouting each other down, but by the unique capacity of unique, individual human […]

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Wine is bottled poetry….

15 Feb , 2011  

Wine is bottled poetry. Great short quote and quotation by: Robert Louis Stevenson , Scottish author (1850 – 1894)

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Mario Cuomo

You campaign in poetry. You govern …

27 Apr , 2010  

You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose. Great short quote and quotation by: Mario Cuomo ,

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Lord Byron

[Poetry] is the lava of the imagina…

11 Jan , 2010  

[Poetry] is the lava of the imagination whose eruption prevents an earthquake. Great short quote and quotation by: Lord Byron , English poet & satirist (1788 – 1824)

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