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Other Quotes by Robert Frost
- The style is the man. Rather say the style is the way the man takes himself; and to be at all charming or even bearable,…
- Do you know, Considering the market, there are more Poems produced than any other thing? No wonder poets sometimes have to seem So much more…
- Yes, of course [this age] is materialistic, but the only way to counteract it is to create spiritual things. Don't worry yourself about the materialism…
- Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep…
- The Armful For every parcel I stoop down to seize I lose some other off my arms and knees, And the whole pile is slipping,…
- Poetry begins in trivial metaphors, pretty metaphors, "grace" metaphors, and goes on to the profoundest thinking that we have. Poetry provides the one permissible way…
- Inside the brain, Two memories that long had lain, Now quivered toward each other, lipped Together, and together slipped; And for a moment all was…
- The only asylum Was the poorhouse, and thosewho could afford, Rather than send their folks to such a place, Kept them at home; and it…
- This I saw when waking late, Going by at a railroad rate, Looking through wreaths of engine smoke Far into the lives of other folk.
More Other Quotes
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- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
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- In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the… — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. — Aristotle
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- Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision. — Dick Armey
- Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so… — Richard Armour