Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil.

Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.

I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.

Poetry, therefore, we will call Musical Thought.

Poetry, therefore, we will call Musical Thought.

If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call read more

If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for the Creator, there is no poverty.

In poetry, you must love the words, the ideas and the images and rhythms with all your capacity to love read more

In poetry, you must love the words, the ideas and the images and rhythms with all your capacity to love anything at all.

To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.

To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.

All frauds, like the wall daubed with untempered mortar ... always tend to the decay of what they are devised read more

All frauds, like the wall daubed with untempered mortar ... always tend to the decay of what they are devised to support.

Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.

Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.