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The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
Poetry is truth dwelling in beauty.
Poetry is truth dwelling in beauty.
Poetry is what gets lost in translation.
Poetry is what gets lost in translation.
Prose--words in their best order;--poetry--the best words in
their best order.
Prose--words in their best order;--poetry--the best words in
their best order.
Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.
Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.
The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams.
The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams.
Of trees I (Krishna) am the fig.
Of trees I (Krishna) am the fig.
Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.
Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.
It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.
It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.
