What did W. H. Auden mean by: Get up very early and get going at once. In fact, work first and wash afterwards. W. H. Auden Poet · England Copy
+ You will be a poet because you will always be humiliated. Author, June 2, 2023January 2, 2025, W. H. Auden, Creativity, Failure, Resilience, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ Time will say nothing but I told you so. Author, October 6, 2023January 2, 2025, W. H. Auden, Consequences, Time, Warning, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ Behind you swiftly the figure comes softly, The spot on your skin is a shocking disease. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. H. Auden, Discomfort, Fear, Intrigue, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ Lovers have lived so long with giants and elves, they won’t believe again in their own size. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. H. Auden, Illusion, Reality, Self-perception, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ Let all your thinks be thanks. Author, September 9, 2023January 2, 2025, W. H. Auden, Gratitude, Mindfulness, Positivity, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ I and the public know What all schoolchildren learn, Those to whom evil is done Do evil in return. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. H. Auden, Awareness, Consequences, Cycle, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ History marched to the drums of a clear idea… Author, June 21, 2023January 2, 2025, W. H. Auden, Change, Ideology, Progress, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ Dance till the stars come down from the rafters Dance, Dance, Dance ’till you drop. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. H. Auden, Celebration, Endurance, Joy, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
Be a mere assistant to your unconscious. Do only half the work. The rest will do itself. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
If you cannot please everyone with your deeds and your art, please a few. To please many is bad. Friedrich Schiller Playwright · Germany
He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father. Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
I don’t like having too many projects in the pipeline. I like to focus on what’s at hand. Jean Dujardin Actor · France