What did W. H. Auden mean by: To pray is to pay attention to something or someone other than oneself. W. H. Auden Poet · England Copy
+ Routine, in an intelligent man, is a sign of ambition. Author, October 17, 2023January 2, 2025, W. H. Auden, Ambition, Intelligence, Routine, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ Man is a history-making creature, who can neither repeat his past, nor leave it behind. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. H. Auden, Change, History, Identity, 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
+ 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
+ Thousands have lived without love, not one without water. Author, August 3, 2023January 2, 2025, W. H. Auden, Love, Necessity, Survival, 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
+ The way to read a fairy tale is to throw yourself in. Author, November 3, 2023January 2, 2025, W. H. Auden, Escapism, Imagination, Surrealism, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ It’s better to say, ‘I’m suffering,’ than to say, ‘This landscape is ugly. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. H. Auden, Empathy, Perception, Self-awareness, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
It is sometimes well for a blatant error to draw attention to overmodest truths. Read explanation Jean Rostand Biologist · France
It takes a well-spent lifetime, and perhaps more, to crystalize in us that for which we exist. Jean Toomer Writer
As the monkey climbs the tree, more people can see his bottom. Jean-Louis Gassee Entrepreneur · France
