Poetry is the attempt which man makes to render his…

My old teacher's definition of poetry is an attempt to understand.

— Thom Gunn

“What was civilization ever, really, but the attempt by man to talk himself into being good?”

— Stanisław Lem

This made me reflect, how vain an attempt it is for a man to endeavor to do himself honor among those who are out…

— Jonathan Swift

Poetry being an attempt to express, not the common sense, - as the avoirdupois of the hero, or his structure in feet and inches,…

— Marsilio Ficino

Sometimes my poetry is an attempt to keep off existential terror; sometimes it is a grappling with philosophical problems; sometimes just fun.

— Gwen Harwood

Perhaps the chief cause which has retarded the progress of poetry in America, is the want of that exclusive cultivation, which so noble a…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Whose school-hours are all the days and nights of our existence.

— Thomas Carlyle

For many people in the west, Afghanistan is synonymous with the Soviet war and the Taliban. I wanted to remind people that Afghans had…

— Khaled Hosseini

Everything harmonizes with me, which is harmonious to thee, o Universe. Nothing for me is too early or too late, which is in due…

— Marcus Aurelius

“would be spinning from His hand and flowing with Him in a harmonious kind of way,”

— Nathan Cole

...There is no study in the world which brings into more harmonious action all the faculties of the mind than [mathematics], ... or, like…

— James Joseph Sylvester

I want people to understand there is a such a thing as creating a harmonious experience between the dogs and the humans.

— Cesar Millan

A design may be called organic when there is an harmonious organization of the parts within the whole, according to structure, material, and purpose.…

— Eliot Noyes

Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.

— Gail Simmons

Food affects the mind. For the practice of any kind of yoga, vegetarianism is absolutely necessary since it makes the mind more pure and…

— Ramana Maharshi