Charm in most men and nearly all women is a decoration.
One is certain of nothing but the truth of one's own emotions.
One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life.
The people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society...
The sort of poetry I seek resides in objects man can't touch.
A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A...
England has always been disinclined to accept human nature.
One of the evils of money is that it tempts us to look at it rather than at...
I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet there would be...
Love is always being given where it is not required.
We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned so as to have the...
If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend I...
I hate the idea of causes and if I had to choose between betraying my...
What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who...
What is the good of your stars and trees your sunrise and the wind if they...
Only people who have been allowed to practise freedom can have the grown-up...
We are willing enough to praise freedom when she is safely tucked away in the...
We never had it as rough as the kids have it today. Look at the price of a gallon of gas or a piece of real estate or a college education.
