Thus, the poet's word is beginning to strike forcefully…

My readers at that time were still men of letters; but there had to be other people waiting to read my poems.

— Salvatore Quasimodo

“the problem that I’ve found with most poets that I have known is that they’ve never had an 8 hour job and there is…

— Charles Bukowski

“most of these American poets pushing and hustling their talents playing at greatness. poet (?): that word needs re- defining. when I hear that…

— Charles Bukowski

You are the song of every bird, you are the poet's every word, every artist's picture, every writer's play.

— Dolly Parton

“Double standards are inspiration to men of letters, but they are apt to be fatal to politicians.”

— Henry Adams

Magnitudes are algebraically represented by letter, men by men of letters, and so on.

— Lewis Carroll

Temple was a man of the world amongst men of letters, a man of letters amongst men of the world.

— Anonymous

“It may be whispered to those uninitiated people who are anxious to know the habits and make the acquaintance of men of letters, that…

— William Makepeace Thackeray

The universal object and idol of men of letters is reputation

— John Adams

God! How men of letters are stupid.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Peace will come to the hearts of men when they realize their oneness with the universe, It is every where.

— Black Elk

Win hearts, and you have all men's hands and purses.

— William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley

Science has brought forth this danger, but the real problem is in the minds and hearts of men.

— Albert Einstein

No one can deal with the hearts of men unless he has the sympathy which is given by love.

— Henry Ward Beecher

“Dream no small dreams. They have no power to stir the hearts of men.”

— Victor Hugo