It's harder to confess the sin that no one believes in Than the crime that everyone can appreciate. For the crime is in relation to the law And the sin is in relation to the sinner.
T.S. Eliot
Sin, Crime, Confession, Moral Complexity, Social Perception, Personal Guilt
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“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“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“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“What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.” T.S. Eliot
Beginning, End, Start, Cyclical Nature, Temporal Paradox, Philosophical Perspective
T.S. Eliot Beginning, End, Start, Cyclical Nature, Temporal Paradox, Philosophical Perspective“I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. I do not think that they will sing to me.” T.S. Eliot
Mermaids, Singing, Heard, Poetic Imagery, Personal Alienation, Mythological Allusion
T.S. Eliot Mermaids, Singing, Heard, Poetic Imagery, Personal Alienation, Mythological Allusion“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“A crowd flowed over London Bridge, so many, I had not thought death had undone so many.” T.S. Eliot
Crowd, Death, London, Urban Alienation, Human Mortality, Social Commentary
T.S. Eliot Crowd, Death, London, Urban Alienation, Human Mortality, Social Commentary“It is not my conscience, Not my mind, that is diseased, but the world I have to live in.” T.S. Eliot
Conscience, Diseased, World, Social Critique, Personal Innocence, Existential Struggle
T.S. Eliot Conscience, Diseased, World, Social Critique, Personal Innocence, Existential Struggle“To make an end is to make a beginning.” T.S. Eliot
End, Beginning, Make, Cyclical Nature, Philosophical Insight, Life Transitions
T.S. Eliot End, Beginning, Make, Cyclical Nature, Philosophical Insight, Life Transitions“The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong reason.” T.S. Eliot
Temptation, Treason, Reason, Moral Complexity, Ethical Dilemma, Intentional Purity
T.S. Eliot Temptation, Treason, Reason, Moral Complexity, Ethical Dilemma, Intentional Purity“Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.” T.S. Eliot
Poets, Imitate, Steal, Artistic Development, Creative Process, Literary Insight
T.S. Eliot Poets, Imitate, Steal, Artistic Development, Creative Process, Literary Insight“Never commit yourself to a cheese without having first examined it.” T.S. Eliot
Cheese, Commitment, Examination, Culinary Wisdom, Decision-making, Humorous Advice
T.S. Eliot Cheese, Commitment, Examination, Culinary Wisdom, Decision-making, Humorous Advice“The soul is so far from being a monad that we have not only to interpret other souls to ourself but to interpret ourself to ourself.” T.S. Eliot
Soul, Interpret, Monad, Self-understanding, Interpersonal Insight, Psychological Complexity
T.S. Eliot Soul, Interpret, Monad, Self-understanding, Interpersonal Insight, Psychological Complexity“Envy is everywhere. Who is without envy? And most people Are unaware or unashamed of being envious.” T.S. Eliot
Envy, Everywhere, Unaware, Human Emotion, Social Observation, Psychological Insight
T.S. Eliot Envy, Everywhere, Unaware, Human Emotion, Social Observation, Psychological Insight“We had the experience, but we missed the meaning.” T.S. Eliot
Experience, Meaning, Missed, Life Insight, Existential Frustration, Philosophical Reflection
T.S. Eliot Experience, Meaning, Missed, Life Insight, Existential Frustration, Philosophical Reflection“It is worth dying to find out what life is.” T.S. Eliot
Dying, Life, Discovery, Existential Inquiry, Mortal Curiosity, Philosophical Paradox
T.S. Eliot Dying, Life, Discovery, Existential Inquiry, Mortal Curiosity, Philosophical Paradox“Dayodhuam: I have heard the key Turn in the door once and turn once only We think of the key, each in his prison Thinking of the key, each confirms a prison.” T.S. Eliot
Key, Prison, Door, Psychological Confinement, Existential Metaphor, Human Condition
T.S. Eliot Key, Prison, Door, Psychological Confinement, Existential Metaphor, Human Condition“Family affection was a kind of formal obligation, a duty only noticed by its neglect.” T.S. Eliot
Family, Obligation, Neglect, Tradition, Distance, Duty
T.S. Eliot Family, Obligation, Neglect, Tradition, Distance, Duty“If time and space, as sages say, Are things which cannot be, The sun which does not feel decay No greater is than we. So why, Love, should we ever pray To live a century? The butterfly that lives a day Has lived eternity.” T.S. Eliot
Time, Space, Eternity, Philosophical Reflection, Existential Paradox, Poetic Metaphor
T.S. Eliot Time, Space, Eternity, Philosophical Reflection, Existential Paradox, Poetic Metaphor