Defeat Quote by Samuel Johnson Download Open image “Words too familiar, or too remote, defeat the purpose of a poet.” — Samuel Johnson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Defeat Familiar Language Poet Poetry Purpose
Words too familiar, or too remote, defeat the purpose of a poet. From those sounds which we hear on small or on coarse occasions,… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I'm fighting against the bad poet who is prone to using too many words. — Wislawa Szymborska Copy Share Image
In the hands of a great poet, words have ways of affecting us in ways we don't understand. — Kenneth Branagh Copy Share Image
For even bad poetry has relevance for what it does not say for what it leaves out. — Lawrence Ferlinghetti Copy Share Image
“too much explanation can take the pleasure out of any poetry. (Preface, vii)” — Harold G. Henderson Copy Share Image
The meaning of poetry has no sureness of direction; is like the sling, it is not under control. — Rumi Copy Share Image
It is not enough for poems to be fine; they must charm, and draw the mind of the listener at will. — Horace Copy Share Image
When something is too beautiful or too terrible or even too funny for words, then it is time for poetry. — Eve Merriam Copy Share Image
The size of a man's understanding might always be justly measured by his mirth. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Pound St. Paul's Church into atoms, and consider any single atom; it is to be sure, good for nothing; but put all these atoms… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
If our aim is to praise, we should forget to criticize; if our aim is to criticize, we should remember to praise — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
It is as foolish to make experiments upon the constancy of a friend, as upon the chastity of a wife. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
The basis of all excellence is truth: he that professes love ought to feel its power. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“The composition of Shakespeare is a forest, in which oaks extend in the air, interspersed sometimes with weeds and brambles, and sometimes giving shelting… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“The cherubim were never intended as an object of worship, because they were only the appendices to another thing. But a thing is then… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
A poor self-image is the magnifying glass that can transform a trivial mistake or an imperfection into an overwhelming symbol of personal defeat. — David D. Burns Copy Share Image
Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make that attempt. That's morality, that's religion. That's art. That's… — Phil Ochs Copy Share Image
The devil has been defeated, stop trying to defeat him. What we have left is the fight of faith, and it's a good fight! — Chris Oyakhilome Copy Share Image
If Pete’s (Sampras) child is a girl, my son will like her; if he’s a boy, my son will defeat him. — Andre Agassi Copy Share Image
All our efforts to defeat poverty and pursue sustainable development will be in vain if environmental degradation and natural resource depletion continue unabated. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Defeat furnishes good material to the poets and the artists, but none of us care to have the glory of the conquered apply to… — Susan Glaspell Copy Share Image
“The glow of victory and the harsh chill of defeat are two sides of the same coin.” — Maria Lenartowicz Copy Share Image
After a big defeat, any player feels affected - it is about how long he needs to recover. — Gerardo Martino Copy Share Image
I have clearly said we faced terrorist enemies who use Islam to justify slaughtering innocent people and we have to stop them and we… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
We know from this book entitled... What is it? Surrendered? Succumbed? I can never remember the title perform. And we learn from this book… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
