Maxioms by T. S. Eliot
...the mind is conscious, but conscious of nothing - I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope read more
...the mind is conscious, but conscious of nothing - I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope For hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love For love would be love of the wrong thing; there is yet faith But the faith and the love and the hope are all in the waiting. Wait without thought, for you are not ready for thought: so the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.
Commemoration of Johann Sebastian Bach, musician, 1750 Experience makes us see an enormous difference between piety and goodness. read more
Commemoration of Johann Sebastian Bach, musician, 1750 Experience makes us see an enormous difference between piety and goodness. ... Blaise Pascal July 29, 2000 Feast of Mary, Martha & Lazarus, Companions of Our Lord The greatest proof of Christianity for others is not how far a man can logically analyze his reasons for believing, but how far in practice he will stake his life on his belief.
We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started... read more
We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started... and know the place for the first time.
The most important thing for poets to do is to write as little as possible.
The most important thing for poets to do is to write as little as possible.
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
