"Sure there are poets which did never dream Upon Parnassus, nor did taste the stream Of Helicon; we therefore may suppose Those made not poets, but the poets those."

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Source : Edmund Waller, Sir John Denham, Wentworth Dillon Earl of Roscommon, Samuel Johnson (1822). “The Poems of Edmund Waller”, p.111

John Denham

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“What a richly colored strong warm coat is woven when love is the warp and work is the woof.”
“It must be an independent House, having a free action of its own, for it is only valuable as being a regulating body, calmly considering the legislation initiated by the popular branch, and preventing any hasty or ill considered legislation which may come from that body, but it will never set itself in opposition against the deliberate and understood wishes of the people.”
“The test of civilization is the estimate of woman. Among savages she is a slave. In the dark ages of Christianity she is a toy and a sentimental goddess. With increasing moral light, and greater liberty, and more universal justice, she begins to develop as an equal human being.”

Source : George William Curtis (1894). “On the principles and character of American institutions, and the duties of American citizens, 1856-1891”
“When your effort is low, you're probably not thinking about the opportunity, you're thinking about the obligation.”
“What makes for great art is the courage to speak and write and paint what you know and care about.”
“You can see the walls roar See your brains on the floor Become God Become cripple Become funky”

Source : Song: Poverty Train, Album: Eli and the Thirteenth Confession
“No, I don't think it's fair to label Islam 'violent.' But I will say that to my knowledge, no writer has ever gone into hiding for criticizing the Amish.”
“Examine the opportunities, the challenges you've given yourself.”

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