T. S. Eliot ( 10 of 33 )
I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.
I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.
What is worst of all is to advocate Christianity, not because it is true, but because it might prove useful... read more
What is worst of all is to advocate Christianity, not because it is true, but because it might prove useful... To justify Christianity because it provides a foundation of morality, instead of showing the necessity of Christian morality from the truth of Christianity, is a very dangerous inversion; and we may reflect that a good deal of the attention of totalitarian states has been devoted with a steadfastness of purpose not always found in democracies, to providing their national life with a foundation of morality -- the wrong kind, perhaps, but a good deal more of it. It is not enthusiasm, but dogma, that differentiates a Christian from a pagan society.
Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this read more
Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this we know.
This is the way the world ends ... Not with a bang but with a whimper.
This is the way the world ends ... Not with a bang but with a whimper.
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
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.
All cases are unique and very similar to others.
All cases are unique and very similar to others.
Footfalls echo in the memory, Down the passage which we did not take, Towards the door we never opened Into read more
Footfalls echo in the memory, Down the passage which we did not take, Towards the door we never opened Into the rose-garden.
An election is coming. Universal peace is declared and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of read more
An election is coming. Universal peace is declared and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.
Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, read more
Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things.
