From R.H. Blyth: “…poetry, like religion, must be ascetic, must have the element of poverty in it.”
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Quote of the day 04/01/25
From Lewis Carrol: “‘Tut, tut, child!’ said the Duchess. ‘Everything’s got a moral, if only you can find it.’”
Quote of the day 03/31/25
From William Wordsworth: “The best portion of a good man’s life: his little, nameless unremembered acts of kindness and love.”
Quote of the day 03/30/25
From Basho: “Ah, hanging bridge! Ivy-ropes Entwine existence!”
Quote of the day 03/29/25
From Wordsworth: “To her fair works did Nature link The human soul that through me ran,”
Quote of the day 03/28/25
From Emily Dickinson: “Forever is composed of nows.”
Quote of the day 03/27/25
From R.H. Blyth: “To the pure, all things are pure. To the divine, all things are divine.”
Quote of the day 03/26/25
From William Shakespeare: “All places that the eye of heaven visits, are to a wise man ports and happy havens.”
Quote of the day 03/25/25
From R.H. Blyth: On Don Quixote: “The object of a Knight Errant … is not to judge men, not to think of their goodness or badness, but only of their misfortunes … this applies to all men and women equally; old and young, rich and poor, good and bad … His attitude to other peopleContinue reading “Quote of the day 03/25/25”
Quote of the day 03/24/25
From R.H. Blyth: “Truth is expressible only in the form of a paradox. What is not paradoxical, is not true; is not living, inexpressible truth. Denial is the only way to answer, blasphemy the only praise.”