Confession Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson Download Open image “The poem is a confession of faith.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Confession Faith Poetry Religion
“The poet is a shaman of words & sounds, praying linguistically over each while blessing the poetic whole.” — the mag man Copy Share Image
“It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious... Poetry is a religion without hope.” — Jean Cocteau Copy Share Image
“I believe the poem is a sacramental act, pure devotion to whatever may be revealed only through the music of intuition. The dance of… — Sam Hamill Copy Share Image
“In poetry a certain faith in the impossible,…as in religion a like faith in the inscrutable, must have a place[;]” — Robert Von Hallberg Copy Share Image
“True poetry is the fragrance of the heart in the house of peace.” — sir kristian goldmund aumann Copy Share Image
“The words of the true poems give you more than poems, They give you to form for yourself poems, religions, politics, war, peace, behavior, histories, essays, daily life, and everything else, They balance the ranks, colors, races, creeds, and the sexes, They do not seek beauty, they are sought, Forever touching them or close upon them follows beauty, longing, fain,… — Walt Whitman Copy Share
These poems, with all their crudities, doubts, and confusions, are written for the love of Man and in praise of God, and I'd be… — Dylan Thomas Copy Share Image
“Poetry is the whispering of a truth by the shouting of the best possible lies” — Oscar Sparrow Copy Share Image
"Confessional poetry" is another one of those labels. It goes in and out of fashion. — Matthea Harvey Copy Share Image
The history of mankind interests us only as it exhibits a steady gain of truth and right, in the incessant conflict which it records… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
If we will not interfere with our thought, but will act entirely, or see how the thing stands in God, we know the particular… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not the age of Revolution; when the old and the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
A man cannot speak but he judges himself. With his will or against his will he draws his portrait to the eye of his… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Consideration is the soil in which wisdom may be expected to grow, and strength be given to every up-springing plant of duty. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“There is then creative reading as well as creative writing. When the mind is braced by labor and invention, the page of whatever book… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Another success is the post-office, with its educating energy augmented by cheapness and guarded by a certain religious sentimentin mankind; so that the power… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
A child reminds us that playtime is an essential part of our daily routine. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
No man can be criticised but by a greater than he. Do not, then, read the reviews. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Coal lay in ledges under the ground since the Flood, until a laborer with pick and windlass brings it to the surface. We may… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
If You Love Someone, Be Brave Enough To Tell Them., Otherwise Be Brave Enough To Watch Them To Be Loved By Someone Else. — Bilal Zahoor Copy Share Image
A love to Christ which is so cowardly and selfish that it is unwilling to proclaim by a public confession its faith in Him… — Abbott Eliot Kittredge Copy Share Image
Boys say its great..boys say its fine... 9 months later boys say its not mine..! — Simi Ngr Copy Share Image
The characters in my novels are my own unrealized possibilities. That is why I am equally fond of them all and equally horrified by… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
Notoriety and public confession in the literary form is a frazzler of the heart you were born with, believe me. — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
In Confession, Jesus welcomes us with all our sinfulness, to give us a new heart, capable of loving as he loves. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A man does not have to feel less than human to realize his sin; oppositely, he has to realize that he gets no special… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Yelena, you've driven me crazy. You've caused me considerable trouble and I've contemplated ending your life twice since I've known you." Valek's warm breath… — Maria V. Snyder Copy Share Image
A catechism is simply a tool for teaching the fundamentals of the faith. Unlike a creed or confession, a catechism uses questions and answers.… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“I’m beginning to get the feeling that confession is what we need in order to forgive ourselves.” — Shane Kuhn Copy Share Image
“We need repentance. You see, repentance is not only going to a priest and confessing. We must free ourselves from the obsession of thoughts.… — Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica Copy Share Image
You said, I love you. I said it too. The only difference is, I didn't lie to you. — Anonymous Copy Share Image