"Too many people in the modern world view……" — John Betjeman
"Too many people in the modern world view poetry as a luxury, not a necessity like petrol. But to me it's the oil of life."
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- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
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- We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and… — Hannah Arendt
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can… — Alexis Arguello
- I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion. — J. J. Abrams
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. — Aristotle
- Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. — Aristotle
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them… — Aristotle
- Happiness depends upon ourselves. — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over… — Aristotle