What did W. H. Auden mean by: Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate. W. H. Auden Poet · England Copy
+ O let not Time deceive you, You cannot conquer Time. Author, July 1, 2023January 2, 2025, W. H. Auden, Deception, Inevitability, Resistance, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ Recipe for the upbringing of a poet: ‘As much neurosis as the child can bear. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. H. Auden, Neurosis, Poetry, Upbringing, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ Soft as the earth is mankind and both need to be altered. Author, September 12, 2023January 2, 2025, W. H. Auden, Change, Humanity, Vulnerability, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ All I have is a voice. Author, October 28, 2023January 2, 2025, W. H. Auden, Expression., Power, Voice, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ I think the first prerequisite to civilization is an ability to make polite conversation. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. H. Auden, Communication, Etiquette, Socialization, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ Our claim to our own bodies and our world is our catastrophe. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. H. Auden, Catastrophe, Identity, Ownership, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ Goodness is easier to recognize than to define. Author, August 4, 2023January 2, 2025, W. H. Auden, Definition, Goodness, Recognition, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ Weep for the lives your wishes never led. Author, July 14, 2023January 2, 2025, W. H. Auden, Dreams, Loss, Regret, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
Pure friendship is something which men of an inferior intellect can never taste. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Love, slow and gradual in its growth, is too much like friendship ever to be a violent passion. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
There is no greater pleasure for me than to practice and exhibit my art. Ludwig van Beethoven Composer · Germany
