Muses Quotes

54 quotes by 53 authors

Even at our birth, death does but stand aside a little. And every day he looks towards us and muses somewhat to himself whether that… — Robert Bolt
It is ever the invisible that is the object of our profoundest worship. With the lover it is not the seen but the unseen that… — Christian Nestell Bovee
The most astonishing joy is to receive from the muses the gift of a whole lyric. — James Broughton
Creativity requires introspection, self-examination, and a willingness to take risks. Because of this, artists are perhaps more susceptible to self-doubt and despair than those who… — Eric Maisel
I have found power in the mysteries of thought, exaltation in the changing of the Muses ... I have been versed in the reasonings of… — Euripides
Landmarks to the muses that inspired the music. When I could tell it was sincere without trying to prove it — Drake
Let those who drink not, but austerely dine, dry up in law; the Muses smell of wine. — Horace
I who once wrote songs with keen delight am now by sorrow driven to take up melancholy measures. Wounded Muses tell me what I must… — Boethius
The number of guests at dinner should not be less than the number of the Graces nor exceed that of the Muses, i.e., it should… — Marcus Terentius Varro
A cheerful life is what the Muses love. A soaring spirit is their prime delight. — William Wordsworth
The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast. — Gautama Buddha
Here will I live in the rainy season, here in the autumn and in the summer: thus muses the fool. He realizes not the danger… — Gautama Buddha
If a man comes to the door of poetry untouched by the madness of the Muses, believing that technique alone will make him a good… — Socrates
Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth. — Hesiod
One expected growth, change; without it, the world was less, the well of inspiration dried up, the muses fled. — Charles de Lint
I am impressed by the way Annie Kevans captured the different types of beauties that have been my inspiration and my muses from my grandmother… — Jean Paul Gaultier
I guess I'll just slip into the studio after the next time with the Muses, and then just keel over and die. — Kristin Hersh
Inspiration is hogwash. My work comes directly out of my loves and hates. Muses don't whisper in my ear, and ideas don't flow over my… — James Victore
I think of mythology as the homeland of the muses, the inspirers of art, the inspirers of poetry. To see life as a poem and… — Joseph Campbell
For deeds to die, however nobly done, And thoughts of men to as themselves decay, But wise words taught in numbers for to run, Recorded… — Edmund Spenser

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