“All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible.” Continue reading
W. H. Auden on Poetry
“A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.” Continue reading
Seneca on Literature
“I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.” Continue reading
King Farouk of Egypt on Politics
“The whole world is in revolt. Soon there will be only five Kings left–the King of England, the King of Spades, The King of Clubs, the King of Hearts, and the King of Diamonds.” Continue reading
Eric Hoffer on Fear
“You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.” Continue reading
Henry Ford on Business and Money
“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.” Continue reading
Paul Dirac on Science and Poetry
“In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it’s the exact opposite.” Continue reading
Plato on Humanity
“No human thing is of serious importance.” Continue reading
Robert Frost on Poetry
“A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness.” Continue reading
Stephen Covey on Problems
“The way we see the problem is the problem.” Continue reading
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