W.H. Auden’s Quotes On Topics
Time | Importance | Judgment | Awareness | Experience | Creative Advice | Normality | Social Interactions | National Pride | Unconscious | Priorities | Alienation | Writers | Novelty | Escape | Consumerism | Wholeness | Risk | Specificity | Essence | More
More W.H. Auden Quotes
“Get up very early and get going at once. In fact, work first and wash afterwards.”
W.H. Auden
Productivity, Priorities, Work Ethic, Routine, Advice
W.H. Auden Productivity, Priorities, Work Ethic, Routine, Advice“Without art, we should have no notion of the sacred; without science, we should always worship false gods.” W.H. Auden
Art, Science, Spirituality, Culture, Duality
W.H. Auden Art, Science, Spirituality, Culture, Duality“I and the public know What all schoolchildren learn, Those to whom evil is done Do evil in return.” W.H. Auden
Evil, Retribution, Public Knowledge, Education, Human Nature
W.H. Auden Evil, Retribution, Public Knowledge, Education, Human Nature“There is a great deal of difference in believing something still, and believing it again.” W.H. Auden
Belief, Change, Experience, Faith, Philosophical Insight
W.H. Auden Belief, Change, Experience, Faith, Philosophical Insight“We cannot be deaf to the question: 'Do I love this world so well that I have to know how it ends?” W.H. Auden
World, Love, Curiosity, Existential Questions, Environmental Concern
W.H. Auden World, Love, Curiosity, Existential Questions, Environmental Concern“Why doesn't the United States take over the monarchy and unite with England? England does have important assets. Naturally the longer you wait, the more they will dwindle. At least you could use it for a summer resort instead of Maine.” W.H. Auden
Politics, Colonialism, Satire, International Relations, Cultural Assets
W.H. Auden Politics, Colonialism, Satire, International Relations, Cultural Assets“Words have no word for words that are not true.” W.H. Auden
Truth, Language, Honesty, Expression, Communication
W.H. Auden Truth, Language, Honesty, Expression, Communication“I don't get acting jobs because of my looks.” W.H. Auden
Acting, Appearance, Self-deprecation, Career, Humor
W.H. Auden Acting, Appearance, Self-deprecation, Career, Humor“We were put on this Earth to help others. Why others were put here is beyond me.” W.H. Auden
Altruism, Purpose, Human Connection, Existential Questions, Moral Inquiry
W.H. Auden Altruism, Purpose, Human Connection, Existential Questions, Moral Inquiry“When I am in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a drawing room full of dukes.” W.H. Auden
Insecurity, Social Status, Science, Clergy, Self-deprecation
W.H. Auden Insecurity, Social Status, Science, Clergy, Self-deprecation“Before people complain of the obscurity of modern poetry, they should first examine their consciences and ask themselves with how many people and on how many occasions they have genuinely and profoundly shared some experience with another.” W.H. Auden
Obscurity, Poetry, Human Connection, Self-reflection, Depth
W.H. Auden Obscurity, Poetry, Human Connection, Self-reflection, Depth“The poet marries the language, and out of this marriage the poem is born.” W.H. Auden
Poetry, Language, Creativity, Metaphor, Artistic Process
W.H. Auden Poetry, Language, Creativity, Metaphor, Artistic Process“Hemingway is terribly limited. His technique is good for short stories, for people who meet once in a bar very late at night, but do not enter into relations. But not for the novel.” W.H. Auden
Literary Criticism, Hemingway, Writing Technique, Relationships, Novel Writing
W.H. Auden Literary Criticism, Hemingway, Writing Technique, Relationships, Novel Writing“To discover how to be human now is the reason we follow this star.” W.H. Auden
Humanity, Self-discovery, Purpose, Aspiration, Navigation
W.H. Auden Humanity, Self-discovery, Purpose, Aspiration, Navigation“What is a Professor of Poetry? How can poetry be professed?” W.H. Auden
Poetry, Academia, Skepticism, Artistic Expression, Teaching
W.H. Auden Poetry, Academia, Skepticism, Artistic Expression, Teaching“Man is a history-making creature, who can neither repeat his past, nor leave it behind.” W.H. Auden
History, Human Nature, Past, Future, Progress
W.H. Auden History, Human Nature, Past, Future, Progress