"it struck me what quality went to form……" — John Keats
"it struck me what quality went to form a Man of Achievement, especially in Literature, and which Shakespeare possessed so enormously - I mean Negative Capability, that is, when a man is capable of being in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching after fact and reason."
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John Keats
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327 Quotes by John Keats
John Keats has 327 quotes on this site.
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Here lies one whose name was writ in water.
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I Cannot Exist Without You. I Am Forgetful Of Everything But Seeing You Again...
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Thou foster-child of Silence and slow Time.
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As the Swiss inscription says: Sprechen ist silbern, Schweigen ist golden,- "Speech is silvern, Silence is golden;" or, as I…
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A little noiseless noise among the leaves, Born of the very sigh that silence heaves.
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Much have I traveled in the realms of gold, And many goodly states and kingdoms seen; Round many western islands…
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Four seasons fill the measure of the year; there are four seasons in the minds of men.
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That queen of secrecy, the violet.
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Give me books, fruit, French wine and fine weather and a little music out of doors, played by someone I…
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The feel of not to feel it, When there is none to heal it Nor numbed sense to steel it.
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Failure is in a sense the highway to success, as each discovery of what is false leads us to seek…
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Fanatics have their dreams, wherewith they weave a paradise for a sect.
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More Achievement Quotes
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The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go…
— Neil Armstrong
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
— Marcus Aurelius
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If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.
— Irving Babbitt
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All I've ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of…
— Christian Bale
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Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on others to find out how…
— Albert Bandura
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Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend…
— Ethel Barrymore
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The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under…
— Samuel Adams
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It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love.
— Saul Bellow
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You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.
— Irving Berlin
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