What did W. H. Auden mean by: Thousands have lived without love, not one without water. W. H. Auden Poet · England Copy
+ The words of a dead man are modified in the guts of the living. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. H. Auden, Influence, Legacy, Perspective, 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
+ The stars are not wanted now, put out every one Pack up the moon & dismantle the sun. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. H. Auden, Despair, Hopelessness, Loss, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ To make one, there must be two. Author, August 7, 2023January 2, 2025, W. H. Auden, Creation, Duality, Interconnectedness, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ Those who will not reason, perish in the act. Those who will not act, perish for that reason. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. H. Auden, Action, Perish, Reason, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ Fate succumbs many a species: one alone jeopardises itself. Author, August 1, 2023January 2, 2025, W. H. Auden, Fate, Species, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ Whatever you do, good or bad, people will always have something negative to say Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. H. Auden, Actions, Criticism, Perception, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ 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
I only fear the death of others. For me, true death is that of the people I love Jean Cocteau Artist · France
I’m not willing just to be tolerated. That wounds my love of love and of liberty. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The amount of psychology which is necessary to all teachers need not be very great. William James Philosopher and psychologist · USA
If you cannot learn to love real art, at least learn to hate sham art and reject it. William Morris Designer · England
