Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood. poetry
There is no method but to be very intelligent. intelligence
I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope, For hope would be hope for the wrong thing. hope
Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this we know. graduation & knowledge
It is only in the world of objects that we have time and space and selves. time
I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life is that at a certain age one stands still and stagnates. age
Business today consists in persuading crowds. business
The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first. work
I will show you fear in a handful of dust. fear
I had seen birth and death but had thought they were different. death
This love is silent. love
Where is all the knowledge we lost with information? knowledge
You are the music while the music lasts. music
Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? knowledge, life & wisdom
I am an Anglo-Catholic in religion, a classicist in literature and a royalist in politics. politics & religion
A play should give you something to think about. When I see a play and understand it the first time, then I know it can't be much good. good & time
For love would be love of the wrong thing there is yet faith, But the faith and the love and the hope are all in the waiting. faith, hope & love
The communication of the dead is tongued with fire beyond the language of the living. communication
Our high respect for a well read person is praise enough for literature. respect
Poetry should help, not only to refine the language of the time, but to prevent it from changing too rapidly. poetry & time
Art never improves, but... the material of art is never quite the same. art
Home is where one starts from. home
We know too much, and are convinced of too little. Our literature is a substitute for religion, and so is our religion. religion