It is just the literature that we read for 'amusement' or 'purely for pleasure' that may have the greatest, least suspected, earliest influence on us.
T.S. Eliot
Literature, Amusement, Influence, Reading Impact, Personal Development, Unconscious Learning
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“Uncorseted, her friendly bust Gives promise of pneumatic bliss.” T.S. Eliot
Uncorseted, Bust, Bliss, Sensual Description, Poetic Imagery, Humorous Observation
T.S. Eliot Uncorseted, Bust, Bliss, Sensual Description, Poetic Imagery, Humorous Observation“There will be time to murder and create.” T.S. Eliot
Time, Murder, Create, Moral Ambiguity, Human Potential, Existential Choices
T.S. Eliot Time, Murder, Create, Moral Ambiguity, Human Potential, Existential Choices“Maturing as a poet means maturing as the whole man, experiencing new emotions appropriate to one's age, and with the same intensity as the emotions of youth.” T.S. Eliot
Poet, Maturing, Emotions, Artistic Growth, Personal Development, Emotional Continuity
T.S. Eliot Poet, Maturing, Emotions, Artistic Growth, Personal Development, Emotional Continuity“The progress of an artist is a continual self-sacrifice, a continual extinction of personality.” T.S. Eliot
Artist, Self-sacrifice, Personality, Creative Process, Artistic Development, Personal Transformation
T.S. Eliot Artist, Self-sacrifice, Personality, Creative Process, Artistic Development, Personal Transformation“The darkness declares the glory of the light.” T.S. Eliot
Darkness, Light, Glory, Contrast Perception, Spiritual Metaphor, Poetic Imagery
T.S. Eliot Darkness, Light, Glory, Contrast Perception, Spiritual Metaphor, Poetic Imagery“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“No one society and no one age of it realises all the values of civilisation. Not all of these values may be compatible with each other: what is at least as certain is that in realising some we lose the appreciation of others.” T.S. Eliot
Civilization, Values, Society, Cultural Relativity, Historical Perspective, Philosophical Insight
T.S. Eliot Civilization, Values, Society, Cultural Relativity, Historical Perspective, Philosophical Insight“There is no such thing as a lost cause, because there is no such thing as a gained cause.” T.S. Eliot
Cause, Lost, Gained, Perspective, Philosophical Paradox, Existential Insight
T.S. Eliot Cause, Lost, Gained, Perspective, Philosophical Paradox, Existential Insight“Art is the escape from personality.” T.S. Eliot
Creativity, Freedom, Expression, Introspection, Imagination, Individuality
T.S. Eliot Creativity, Freedom, Expression, Introspection, Imagination, Individuality“Survival is your strength, not your shame.” T.S. Eliot
Strength, Resilience, Survival, Dignity, Empowerment, Self-Worth
T.S. Eliot Strength, Resilience, Survival, Dignity, Empowerment, Self-Worth“Because the particular has no language. One thinks to escape.” T.S. Eliot
Particular, Language, Escape, Philosophical Observation, Linguistic Limitation, Existential Struggle
T.S. Eliot Particular, Language, Escape, Philosophical Observation, Linguistic Limitation, Existential Struggle“All art emulates the condition of ritual. That is what it comes from and to that it must always return for nourishment.” T.S. Eliot
Art, Ritual, Nourishment, Creative Origin, Cultural Continuity, Artistic Essence
T.S. Eliot Art, Ritual, Nourishment, Creative Origin, Cultural Continuity, Artistic Essence“When comparing works of art, it is important that the art itself, and not the artists, be considered.” T.S. Eliot
Art, Artists, Comparing, Aesthetic Philosophy, Critical Approach, Creative Evaluation
T.S. Eliot Art, Artists, Comparing, Aesthetic Philosophy, Critical Approach, Creative Evaluation“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“So the lover must struggle for words.” T.S. Eliot
Lover, Struggle, Words, Emotional Expression, Romantic Communication, Linguistic Inadequacy
T.S. Eliot Lover, Struggle, Words, Emotional Expression, Romantic Communication, Linguistic Inadequacy“The True Church can never fail. For it is based upon a rock.” T.S. Eliot
Church, Fail, Rock, Religious Conviction, Spiritual Foundation, Metaphorical Strength
T.S. Eliot Church, Fail, Rock, Religious Conviction, Spiritual Foundation, Metaphorical Strength“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“It is in fact a part of the function of education to help us escape, not from our own time – for we are bound by that – but from the intellectual and emotional limitations of our time.” T.S. Eliot
Education, Escape, Limitations, Intellectual Growth, Temporal Perspective, Personal Development
T.S. Eliot Education, Escape, Limitations, Intellectual Growth, Temporal Perspective, Personal Development