Learn from your dreams what you lack.
W.H. Auden
Dreams, Self-improvement, Introspection, Subconscious, Personal Growth
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Enjoyment | Catastrophe | Isolation | Cultural Commentary | Human Interdependence | Resistance | Sadness | Hierarchy | Narcissism | Cultural Heritage | Value Judgment | Morality | Social Interactions | Modernity | Childhood | Artistic Integrity | Hell | Subjectivity | Etiquette | Work | More
More W.H. Auden Quotes
“Weep for the lives your wishes never led.” W.H. Auden
Regret, Unfulfilled Desires, Choices, Mourning, Self-reflection
W.H. Auden Regret, Unfulfilled Desires, Choices, Mourning, Self-reflection“May it not be that, just as we have to have faith in Him, God has to have faith in us and, considering the history of the human race so far, may it not be that 'faith' is even more difficult for Him than it is for us?” W.H. Auden
Faith, God, Humanity, Difficulty, Reciprocal Trust
W.H. Auden Faith, God, Humanity, Difficulty, Reciprocal Trust“Death is the sound of distant thunder at a picnic.” W.H. Auden
Death, Metaphor, Tranquility Disrupted, Mortality, Poetic Imagery
W.H. Auden Death, Metaphor, Tranquility Disrupted, Mortality, Poetic Imagery“Lay your sleeping head, my love, Human on my faithless arm;.” W.H. Auden
Love, Infidelity, Intimacy, Vulnerability, Human Connection
W.H. Auden Love, Infidelity, Intimacy, Vulnerability, Human Connection“In the end, art is small beer. The really serious things are earning one's living so as not to be a parasite and loving one's neighbor.” W.H. Auden
Art, Priorities, Work Ethic, Love, Social Responsibility
W.H. Auden Art, Priorities, Work Ethic, Love, Social Responsibility“Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.” W.H. Auden
Literature, Memory, Legacy, Quality, Cultural Value
W.H. Auden Literature, Memory, Legacy, Quality, Cultural Value“For who can bear to feel himself forgotten?” W.H. Auden
Memory, Loneliness, Human Need, Recognition, Fear
W.H. Auden Memory, Loneliness, Human Need, Recognition, Fear“Money is the necessity that frees us from necessity. Of all novelists in any country, Trollope best understands the role of money. Compared with him even Balzac is a romantic.” W.H. Auden
Money, Freedom, Literature, Realism, Financial Insight
W.H. Auden Money, Freedom, Literature, Realism, Financial Insight“The chances are that, in the course of his lifetime, the major poet will write more bad poems than the minor, simply because major poets write a lot.” W.H. Auden
Writing, Poetry, Quantity, Experience, Artistic Growth
W.H. Auden Writing, Poetry, Quantity, Experience, Artistic Growth“Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss.” W.H. Auden
Nature, Movement, Beauty, Landscape, Imagery
W.H. Auden Nature, Movement, Beauty, Landscape, Imagery“Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.” W.H. Auden
Civilization, Diversity, Unity, Social Values, Cultural Assessment
W.H. Auden Civilization, Diversity, Unity, Social Values, Cultural Assessment“People always get what they want. But there is a price for everything. Failures are either those who do not know what they want or are not prepared to pay the price asked them. The price varies from individual to individual. Some get things at bargain-sale prices, others only at famine prices. But it is no use grumbling. Whatever price you are asked, you must pay.” W.H. Auden
Desire, Price, Failure, Individual Differences, Acceptance
W.H. Auden Desire, Price, Failure, Individual Differences, Acceptance“Every high C accurately struck demolishes the theory that we are the irresponsible puppets of fate or chance.” W.H. Auden
Music, Free Will, Skill, Determinism, Human Achievement
W.H. Auden Music, Free Will, Skill, Determinism, Human Achievement“Anyone who has a child today should train him to be either a physicist or a ballet dancer. Then he'll escape.” W.H. Auden
Parenting, Career Choices, Escape, Science, Art
W.H. Auden Parenting, Career Choices, Escape, Science, Art“To the man-in-the-street, who, I’m sorry to say, is a keen observer of life. The word Intellectual suggests straight away: A man who’s untrue to his wife.” W.H. Auden
Intellectuals, Perception, Stereotypes, Societal Values, Criticism
W.H. Auden Intellectuals, Perception, Stereotypes, Societal Values, Criticism“Poetry might be defined as the clear expression of mixed feelings.” W.H. Auden
Poetry, Emotions, Clarity, Expression, Definition
W.H. Auden Poetry, Emotions, Clarity, Expression, Definition“I know nothing, except what everyone knows – if there when Grace dances, I should dance.” W.H. Auden
Knowledge, Grace, Participation, Humility, Spiritual Insight
W.H. Auden Knowledge, Grace, Participation, Humility, Spiritual Insight