Poetry consists in a rhyming dictionary and things seen. poetry
History takes time. History makes memory. history
It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes to that siren until she allures us to our death. death & hope
Nature is commonplace. Imitation is more interesting. nature
Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense. technology
Every adolescent has that dream every century has that dream every revolutionary has that dream, to destroy the family. family
We are always the same age inside. age
There ain't no answer. There ain't gonna be any answer. There never has been an answer. That's the answer. politics
An audience is always warming but it must never be necessary to your work. work
It is very easy to love alone. alone & love
This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition. history
It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself. history
I could undertake to be an efficient pupil if it were possible to find an efficient teacher. teacher
The thing that differentiates man from animals is money. money
I have declared that patience is never more than patient. I too have declared, that I who am not patient am patient. patience
Men cannot count, they do not know that two and two make four if women do not tell them so. women
The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not. science
It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business. business
Money is always there but the pockets change it is not in the same pockets after a change, and that is all there is to say about money. change & money
A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears. art
Very likely education does not make very much difference. education
Counting is the religion of this generation it is its hope and its salvation. hope & religion
What is music. A passion for colonies not a love of country. music
Romance is everything. romantic
It is extraordinary that when you are acquainted with a whole family you can forget about them. family
When they are alone they want to be with others, and when they are with others they want to be alone. After all, human beings are like that. alone
A real failure does not need an excuse. It is an end in itself. failure
War is never fatal but always lost. Always lost. war
Before the flowers of friendship faded friendship faded. friendship
I know what Germans are. They are a funny people. They are always choosing someone to lead them in a direction which they do not want to go. funny
There is too much fathering going on just now and there is no doubt about it fathers are depressing. dad