What did W. H. Auden mean by: We are lived by powers we pretend to understand. - W. H. Auden Poet · England Copy
+ A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it goes on to become. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, W. H. Auden, Art, Music, 0 - W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ The poet marries the language, and out of this marriage the poem is born. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, W. H. Auden, Born, Language, Poet, 0 - W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ I think the first prerequisite to civilization is an ability to make polite conversation. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, W. H. Auden, Civilization, 0 - W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ Recipe for the upbringing of a poet: ‘As much neurosis as the child can bear. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, W. H. Auden, Children, Neurosis, Recipes, 0 - W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ No human being is innocent, but there is a class of innocent human actions called Games. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, W. H. Auden, Class, Innocence, Playing Games, 0 - W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ The sky is darkening like a stain Something is going to fall like rain And it won’t be flowers Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, W. H. Auden, Flower, Rain, 0 - W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ A dead man who never caused others to die seldom rates a statue. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, W. H. Auden, Dead Man, 0 - W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ Music can be made anywhere, is invisible and does not smell. Feraz Zeid, June 19, 2023December 12, 2023, W. H. Auden, Invisible, Smell, 0 - W. H. Auden Poet · England
But, oh, Thou bounteous Giver of all good, Thou art, of all Thy gifts, Thyself thy crown! - William Cowper Poet · England
Henceforth the majesty of God revere;Fear Him, and you have nothing else to fear. - Jean Racine Playwright · France
The divine is perhaps that quality in man which permits him to endure the lack of God. - Jean Rostand Biologist · France
If there wasn’t a God we would have to invent one to keep people sane. Explain - Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher · Switzerland
Respectable society believed in God in order to avoid having to speak about him. Explain - Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopher · France
God speaks to every individual through what happens to them moment by moment. - Jean-Pierre de Caussade Priest · France
God’s designs regarding you, and His methods of bringing about these designs, are infinitely wise. - Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon Mystic and writer · France
