If we all were judged according to the consequences Of all our words and deeds, beyond the intention And beyond our limited understanding Of ourselves and others, we should all be condemned.
T.S. Eliot
Judged, Consequences, Intention, Moral Complexity, Human Limitation, Philosophical Reflection
T.S. Eliot’s Quotes On Topics
Moral Choice | Fragility | Behavior | Emotional Comfort | Existential Realization | Linguistic Evolution | Social Design | Nymphs | Cows | Belief | Social Conformity | Ways | Creation | Emotional Familiarity | Historical Uniqueness | Improvement | Philosophical Complexity | Ignorance | Steal | Respect | More
More T.S. Eliot Quotes
“My mind may be American but my heart is British.” T.S. Eliot
American, British, Mind, Cultural Duality, Personal Identity, Emotional Allegiance
T.S. Eliot American, British, Mind, Cultural Duality, Personal Identity, Emotional Allegiance“It seems just possible that a poem might happen to a very young man: but a poem is not poetry -That is a life.” T.S. Eliot
Poetry, Life, Youth, Artistic Development, Poetic Insight, Creative Journey
T.S. Eliot Poetry, Life, Youth, Artistic Development, Poetic Insight, Creative Journey“To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man's life.” T.S. Eliot
Useful, Courageous, Beautiful, Life Philosophy, Personal Fulfillment, Moral Guidance
T.S. Eliot Useful, Courageous, Beautiful, Life Philosophy, Personal Fulfillment, Moral Guidance“Why speak of love? We were used to each other.” T.S. Eliot
Love, Used, Speak, Relationship Dynamics, Emotional Familiarity, Poetic Inquiry
T.S. Eliot Love, Used, Speak, Relationship Dynamics, Emotional Familiarity, Poetic Inquiry“A martyrdom is always the design of God, for His love of men, to warn them and to lead them, to bring them back to His ways. It is never the design of man; for the true martyr is he who has become the instrument of God, who has lost his will in the will of God, and who no longer desires anything for himself, not even the glory of being a martyr.” T.S. Eliot
Martyrdom, God, Instrument, Spiritual Sacrifice, Divine Purpose, Human Submission
T.S. Eliot Martyrdom, God, Instrument, Spiritual Sacrifice, Divine Purpose, Human Submission“The things I thought were real are shadows, and the real Are what I thought were private shadows.” T.S. Eliot
Illusion, Reality, Perception, Truth, Reflection, Transformation
T.S. Eliot Illusion, Reality, Perception, Truth, Reflection, Transformation“Two people who know they do not understand each other, breeding children whom they do not understand and who will never understand them.” T.S. Eliot
Understanding, Children, Breeding, Generational Gap, Communication Failure, Family Dynamics
T.S. Eliot Understanding, Children, Breeding, Generational Gap, Communication Failure, Family Dynamics“Think neither fear nor courage saves us. Unnatural vices are fathered by our heroism. Virtues are forced upon us by our impudent crimes. These tears are shaken from the wrath-bearing tree.” T.S. Eliot
Fear, Courage, Virtues, Moral Complexity, Human Nature, Poetic Metaphor
T.S. Eliot Fear, Courage, Virtues, Moral Complexity, Human Nature, Poetic Metaphor“Our emotions Are only "incidents" In the effort to keep day and night together.” T.S. Eliot
Emotions, Incidents, Day, Night, Emotional Transience, Life Balance
T.S. Eliot Emotions, Incidents, Day, Night, Emotional Transience, Life Balance“And went on in sunlight, into the Hofgarten, And drank coffee, and talked for an hour.” T.S. Eliot
Leisure, Conversation, Tranquility, Enjoyment, Companionship, Reflection
T.S. Eliot Leisure, Conversation, Tranquility, Enjoyment, Companionship, Reflection“Except for the point, the still point, There would be no dance, and there is only the dance.” T.S. Eliot
Dance, Point, Still, Artistic Creation, Existential Metaphor, Philosophical Paradox
T.S. Eliot Dance, Point, Still, Artistic Creation, Existential Metaphor, Philosophical Paradox“The great ages did not contain the best talent, they wasted less.” T.S. Eliot
Ages, Talent, Wasted, Historical Perspective, Cultural Efficiency, Artistic Potential
T.S. Eliot Ages, Talent, Wasted, Historical Perspective, Cultural Efficiency, Artistic Potential“Only by acceptance of the past, can you alter it.” T.S. Eliot
Past, Acceptance, Alteration, Personal Growth, Historical Perspective, Psychological Insight
T.S. Eliot Past, Acceptance, Alteration, Personal Growth, Historical Perspective, Psychological Insight“So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.” T.S. Eliot
Darkness, Light, Stillness, Paradoxical Transformation, Spiritual Metaphor, Poetic Imagery
T.S. Eliot Darkness, Light, Stillness, Paradoxical Transformation, Spiritual Metaphor, Poetic Imagery“Men live by forgetting and woman live on memories.” T.S. Eliot
Men, Women, Memories, Gender Perspective, Psychological Insight, Life Philosophy
T.S. Eliot Men, Women, Memories, Gender Perspective, Psychological Insight, Life Philosophy“We do not quite say that the new is more valuable because it fits in; but its fitting in is a test of its value – a test, it is true, which can only be slowly and cautiously applied, for we are none of us infallible judges of conformity.” T.S. Eliot
Adaptation, Value, Testing, Uncertainty, Progress, Judgment
T.S. Eliot Adaptation, Value, Testing, Uncertainty, Progress, Judgment“Cling, swing, Spring, sing, Swing up into the apple tree.” T.S. Eliot
Cling, Swing, Apple Tree, Poetic Rhythm, Natural Joy, Childlike Exuberance
T.S. Eliot Cling, Swing, Apple Tree, Poetic Rhythm, Natural Joy, Childlike Exuberance“Time for you and time for me, And time yet for a hundred indecisions, And for a hundred visions and revisions, Before the taking of a toast and tea.” T.S. Eliot
Time, Indecisions, Visions, Poetic Repetition, Life’s Complexity, Daily Ritual
T.S. Eliot Time, Indecisions, Visions, Poetic Repetition, Life’s Complexity, Daily Ritual