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Maxioms by W. H. Auden

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We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

by W. H. Auden Found in: Generosity Quotes,
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Proper names are poetry in the raw. Like all poetry they are untranslatable.

Proper names are poetry in the raw. Like all poetry they are untranslatable.

by W. H. Auden Found in: Names Quotes,
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A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us.

A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us.

by W. H. Auden Found in: Books Quotes,
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Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.

Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.

by W. H. Auden Found in: Evil Quotes,
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The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar, and is shocked by the unexpected: the eye, on the other read more

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar, and is shocked by the unexpected: the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

by W. H. Auden Found in: Body Quotes,
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