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There is a Russian proverb which says that misfortune is nest door to stupidity; and it will generally be found that men who are constantly lamenting their ill luck are only reaping the consequences of their own neglect, mismanagement, improvidence, or want of application Picture Quote #1

Biographies of great, but especially of good men are most instructive and useful as helps, guides, and incentives to others. Some of the best are almost equivalent to gospels, teaching high living,high thinking, and energetic action, for their own and, the world's good Picture Quote #1

It is energy, the central element of which is will, that produces the miracles of enthusiasm in all ages. Everywhere it is the main-spring of what is called force of character, and the sustaining power of all great action Picture Quote #1

A well chosen anthology is a complete dispensary of medicine for the more common mental disorders, and may be used as much for prevention as cure Picture Quote #1

Never use the word 'audience.' The very idea of a public, unless the poet is writing for money, seems wrong to me. Poets don't have an 'audience'. They're talking to a single person all the time Picture Quote #1

There's a cool web of language winds us in, retreat from too much joy or too much fear: We grow sea-green at last and coldly die In brininess and volubility Picture Quote #1

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As you are woman, so be lovely: As you are lovely, so be various, merciful as constant, constant as various, so be mine, as I yours for ever Picture Quote #1

It doesn't matter what's the cause, what wrong they say we're righting, a curse for treaties, bonds and laws, when we're to do the fighting! Picture Quote #1

So when I'm killed, don't wait for me, walking the dim corridor; In heaven or hell, don't wait for me, or you must wait for evermore. You'll find me buried, living-dead In these verses that you've read Picture Quote #1

New beginnings and new shoots spring again from hidden roots pull or stab or cut or burn, love must ever yet return Picture Quote #1

If I were a young man and young was my lily, a smart girl, a bold young man, both of us silly. And though from time before I knew she'd stab me with pain, though well I knew she'd not be true, i'd love her again Picture Quote #1

Kill if you must, but never hate: man is but grass and hate is blight, the sun will scorch you soon or late, die wholesome then, since you must fight Picture Quote #1

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Hardly one soldier in a hundred was inspired by religious feeling of even the crudest kind. It would have been difficult to remain religious in the trenches even if one had survived the irreligion of the training battalion at home Picture Quote #1

England looked strange to us returned soldiers. We could not understand the war madness that ran about everywhere, looking for a pseudo-military outlet. The civilians talked a foreign language; and it was newspaper language Picture Quote #1

Civilization has gotten further and further from the so-called 'natural' man, who uses all his faculties: perception, invention, improvisation Picture Quote #1

Poetry is no more a narcotic than a stimulant; it is a universal bittersweet mixture for all possible household emergencies and its action varies accordingly as it is taken in a wineglass or a tablespoon, inhaled, gargled or rubbed on the chest Picture Quote #1

Sometimes someone says something really small and it just fits right into this empty place in your heart Picture Quote #2

But whatever my failure, I have this thing to remember - that I was a pioneer in my profession, just as my grandfathers were in theirs, in that I was the first man in this section to earn his living as a writer Picture Quote #1

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It seems to me that many writers, by virtue of environments of culture, art and education, slip into writing because of their environments Picture Quote #1

When I was a fighting-man, the kettle-drums they beat, the people scattered gold-dust before my horses feet; but now I am a great king, the people hound my track with poison in my wine-cup, and daggers at my back Picture Quote #1

Dehumanization, although a concrete historical fact, is not a given destiny but the result of an unjust order that engenders violence in the oppressors, which in turn dehumanizes the oppressed Picture Quote #1

Indeed, the interests of the oppressors lie in 'changing the consciousness of the oppressed, not the situation which oppresses them' Picture Quote #1

The oppressor, who is himself dehumanized because he dehumanizes others, is unable to lead this struggle Picture Quote #1

Discovering himself to be an oppressor may cause considerable anguish, but it does not necessarily lead to solidarity with the oppressed Picture Quote #1

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A real humanist can be identified more by his trust in the people, which engages him in their struggle Picture Quote #1

Critical and liberating dialogue, which presupposes action, must be carried on with the oppressed at whatever the stage of their struggle for liberation Picture Quote #1

Attempting to liberate the oppressed without their reflective participation in the act of liberation is to treat them as objects that must be saved from a burning building Picture Quote #1

Education must begin with the solution of the teacher-student contradiction, by reconciling the poles of the contradiction so that both are simultaneously teachers and students Picture Quote #1

Looking at the past must only be a means of understanding more clearly what and who they are so that they can more wisely build the future Picture Quote #1

A deepened consciousness of their situation leads people to apprehend that situation as an historical reality susceptible of transformation Picture Quote #1

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There is a Russian proverb which says that misfortune is nest door to stupidity; and it will generally be found that men who are constantly lamenting their ill luck are only reaping the consequences of their own neglect, mismanagement, improvidence, or want of application (Us Quotes) Biographies of great, but especially of good men are most instructive and useful as helps, guides, and incentives to others. Some of the best are almost equivalent to gospels, teaching high living,high thinking, and energetic action, for their own and, the world's good (Us Quotes) It is energy, the central element of which is will, that produces the miracles of enthusiasm in all ages. Everywhere it is the main-spring of what is called force of character, and the sustaining power of all great action (Us Quotes) A well chosen anthology is a complete dispensary of medicine for the more common mental disorders, and may be used as much for prevention as cure (Us Quotes) Never use the word 'audience.' The very idea of a public, unless the poet is writing for money, seems wrong to me. Poets don't have an 'audience'. They're talking to a single person all the time (Us Quotes) There's a cool web of language winds us in, retreat from too much joy or too much fear: We grow sea-green at last and coldly die In brininess and volubility (Us Quotes) As you are woman, so be lovely: As you are lovely, so be various, merciful as constant, constant as various, so be mine, as I yours for ever (Us Quotes) It doesn't matter what's the cause, what wrong they say we're righting, a curse for treaties, bonds and laws, when we're to do the fighting! (Us Quotes) So when I'm killed, don't wait for me, walking the dim corridor; In heaven or hell, don't wait for me, or you must wait for evermore. You'll find me buried, living-dead In these verses that you've read (Us Quotes) New beginnings and new shoots spring again from hidden roots pull or stab or cut or burn, love must ever yet return (Us Quotes) If I were a young man and young was my lily, a smart girl, a bold young man, both of us silly. And though from time before I knew she'd stab me with pain, though well I knew she'd not be true, i'd love her again (Us Quotes) Kill if you must, but never hate: man is but grass and hate is blight, the sun will scorch you soon or late, die wholesome then, since you must fight (Us Quotes) Hardly one soldier in a hundred was inspired by religious feeling of even the crudest kind. It would have been difficult to remain religious in the trenches even if one had survived the irreligion of the training battalion at home (Us Quotes) England looked strange to us returned soldiers. We could not understand the war madness that ran about everywhere, looking for a pseudo-military outlet. The civilians talked a foreign language; and it was newspaper language (Us Quotes) Civilization has gotten further and further from the so-called 'natural' man, who uses all his faculties: perception, invention, improvisation (Us Quotes) Poetry is no more a narcotic than a stimulant; it is a universal bittersweet mixture for all possible household emergencies and its action varies accordingly as it is taken in a wineglass or a tablespoon, inhaled, gargled or rubbed on the chest (Us Quotes) Sometimes someone says something really small and it just fits right into this empty place in your heart (Us Quotes) But whatever my failure, I have this thing to remember - that I was a pioneer in my profession, just as my grandfathers were in theirs, in that I was the first man in this section to earn his living as a writer (Us Quotes) It seems to me that many writers, by virtue of environments of culture, art and education, slip into writing because of their environments (Us Quotes) When I was a fighting-man, the kettle-drums they beat, the people scattered gold-dust before my horses feet; but now I am a great king, the people hound my track with poison in my wine-cup, and daggers at my back (Us Quotes) Dehumanization, although a concrete historical fact, is not a given destiny but the result of an unjust order that engenders violence in the oppressors, which in turn dehumanizes the oppressed (Us Quotes) Indeed, the interests of the oppressors lie in 'changing the consciousness of the oppressed, not the situation which oppresses them' (Us Quotes) The oppressor, who is himself dehumanized because he dehumanizes others, is unable to lead this struggle (Us Quotes) Discovering himself to be an oppressor may cause considerable anguish, but it does not necessarily lead to solidarity with the oppressed (Us Quotes) A real humanist can be identified more by his trust in the people, which engages him in their struggle (Us Quotes) Critical and liberating dialogue, which presupposes action, must be carried on with the oppressed at whatever the stage of their struggle for liberation (Us Quotes) Attempting to liberate the oppressed without their reflective participation in the act of liberation is to treat them as objects that must be saved from a burning building (Us Quotes) Education must begin with the solution of the teacher-student contradiction, by reconciling the poles of the contradiction so that both are simultaneously teachers and students (Us Quotes) Looking at the past must only be a means of understanding more clearly what and who they are so that they can more wisely build the future (Us Quotes) A deepened consciousness of their situation leads people to apprehend that situation as an historical reality susceptible of transformation (Us Quotes)

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