In a world of fugitives, the person taking the opposite direction will appear to run away.
T.S. Eliot
Fugitives, Direction, Perception, Societal Norms, Individual Choice, Contrarian Thinking
T.S. Eliot’s Quotes On Topics
Illusion | Productivity Advice | Forgiveness | Pride | Cat | Emotional Imprecision | Stagnates | Comparing | Poetic Variety | Spiritual Mystery | Creation | Projections | Nothing | Indian | Closure | Mean | Happiness | Intellectual Engagement | Temporary | Endurance | More
More T.S. Eliot Quotes
“Light Light The visible reminder of Invisible Light.” T.S. Eliot
Light, Visible, Invisible, Spiritual Metaphor, Poetic Repetition, Philosophical Insight
T.S. Eliot Light, Visible, Invisible, Spiritual Metaphor, Poetic Repetition, Philosophical Insight“Macavity, Macavity, there’s no one like Macavity, there never was a cat of such deceitfulness and sauvity.” T.S. Eliot
Deception, Cunning, Trickery, Mystery, Intrigue, Manipulation
T.S. Eliot Deception, Cunning, Trickery, Mystery, Intrigue, Manipulation“We had the experience but missed the meaning. And approach to the meaning restores the experience in a different form.” T.S. Eliot
Understanding, Reflection, Insight, Change, Depth, Perception
T.S. Eliot Understanding, Reflection, Insight, Change, Depth, Perception“One starts an action simply because one must do something.” T.S. Eliot
Action, Must, Something, Human Motivation, Existential Necessity, Philosophical Observation
T.S. Eliot Action, Must, Something, Human Motivation, Existential Necessity, Philosophical Observation“Would it have been worth while, To have bitten off the matter with a smile, To have squeezed the universe into a ball To roll it towards some overwhelming question.” T.S. Eliot
Universe, Question, Smile, Existential Inquiry, Poetic Imagery, Philosophical Reflection
T.S. Eliot Universe, Question, Smile, Existential Inquiry, Poetic Imagery, Philosophical Reflection“Destiny waits in the hand of God, not in the hands of statesmen.” T.S. Eliot
Destiny, God, Statesmen, Spiritual Perspective, Political Commentary, Fatalistic View
T.S. Eliot Destiny, God, Statesmen, Spiritual Perspective, Political Commentary, Fatalistic View“We do not pass through the same door twice Or return to the door through which we did not pass.” T.S. Eliot
Door, Pass, Return, Life Experiences, Personal Growth, Temporal Uniqueness
T.S. Eliot Door, Pass, Return, Life Experiences, Personal Growth, Temporal Uniqueness“At the still point, there the dance is.” T.S. Eliot
Stillness, Presence, Balance, Meditation, Quiet, Movement
T.S. Eliot Stillness, Presence, Balance, Meditation, Quiet, Movement“I shall not want Honor in Heaven For I shall meet Sir Philip Sidney And have talk with Coriolanus And other heroes of that kidney.” T.S. Eliot
Heaven, Honor, Heroes, Afterlife Imagination, Literary Allusion, Poetic Whimsy
T.S. Eliot Heaven, Honor, Heroes, Afterlife Imagination, Literary Allusion, Poetic Whimsy“Honest criticism and sensible appreciation are directed not upon the poet but upon the poetry.” T.S. Eliot
Criticism, Appreciation, Poetry, Literary Critique, Artistic Evaluation, Creative Focus
T.S. Eliot Criticism, Appreciation, Poetry, Literary Critique, Artistic Evaluation, Creative Focus“The overwhelming pressure of mediocrity, sluggish and indomitable as a glacier, will mitigate the most violent, and depress the most exalted revolution.” T.S. Eliot
Mediocrity, Glacier, Revolution, Societal Critique, Cultural Inertia, Transformative Challenges
T.S. Eliot Mediocrity, Glacier, Revolution, Societal Critique, Cultural Inertia, Transformative Challenges“I am glad you have a Cat, but I do not believe it is So remarkable a cat as My Cat. My Cat is a Lilliecat Hubvously. What a lilliecat it is. There never was such a Lilliecat. Its Name is JELLYORUM and its one Idea is to be Usefull!!” T.S. Eliot
Cat, Lilliecat, Jellyorum, Feline Affection, Humorous Comparison, Personal Pride
T.S. Eliot Cat, Lilliecat, Jellyorum, Feline Affection, Humorous Comparison, Personal Pride“People to whom nothing has ever happened cannot understand the unimportance of events.” T.S. Eliot
People, Happened, Unimportance, Life Experience, Perspective Shift, Existential Insight
T.S. Eliot People, Happened, Unimportance, Life Experience, Perspective Shift, Existential Insight“The suburban evening was grey and yellow on Sunday; the gardens of the small houses to left and right were rank with ivy and tall grass and lilac bushes; the tropical South London verdure was dusty above and mouldy below; the tepid air swarmed with flies. Eeldrop, at the window, welcomed the smoky smell of lilac, the gramaphones, the choir of the Baptist chapel, and the sight of three small girls playing cards on the steps of the police station.” T.S. Eliot
Suburban, Sunday, Lilac, Sensory Description, Urban Landscape, Social Observation
T.S. Eliot Suburban, Sunday, Lilac, Sensory Description, Urban Landscape, Social Observation“Do I dare to eat a peach?” T.S. Eliot
Risk, Temptation, Decision, Introspection, Choice, Vulnerability
T.S. Eliot Risk, Temptation, Decision, Introspection, Choice, Vulnerability“War is not a life: it is a situation, one which may neither be ignored nor accepted.” T.S. Eliot
War, Life, Situation, Conflict Perspective, Moral Dilemma, Existential Challenge
T.S. Eliot War, Life, Situation, Conflict Perspective, Moral Dilemma, Existential Challenge“The Nobel is a ticket to one's own funeral. No one has ever done anything after he got it.” T.S. Eliot
Nobel, Funeral, Ticket, Artistic Achievement, Ironic Observation, Creative Stagnation
T.S. Eliot Nobel, Funeral, Ticket, Artistic Achievement, Ironic Observation, Creative Stagnation“Our lives are mostly a constant evasion of ourselves, and of our visible, sensible world.” T.S. Eliot
Lives, Evasion, Visible, Self-awareness, Existential Struggle, Perceptual Avoidance
T.S. Eliot Lives, Evasion, Visible, Self-awareness, Existential Struggle, Perceptual Avoidance