Poetry is a mug's game.
T.S. Eliot
Poetry, Game, Mug’s, Foolish, Artistic Struggle, Creative Challenge
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More T.S. Eliot Quotes
“Before a cat will condescend to treat you as a trusted friend, some little token of esteem is needed, like a dish of cream.” T.S. Eliot
Respect, Trust, Attention, Friendship, Gratitude, Care
T.S. Eliot Respect, Trust, Attention, Friendship, Gratitude, Care“Humankind can't stand too much reality.” T.S. Eliot
Reality, Humankind, Stand, Psychological Limitation, Existential Truth, Human Nature
T.S. Eliot Reality, Humankind, Stand, Psychological Limitation, Existential Truth, Human Nature“Yet with these April sunsets, that somehow recall My buried life, and Paris in the spring, I feel immeasurably at peace, and find the world To be wonderful and youthful afterall.” T.S. Eliot
April, Paris, Peace, Seasonal Renewal, Personal Nostalgia, Existential Contentment
T.S. Eliot April, Paris, Peace, Seasonal Renewal, Personal Nostalgia, Existential Contentment“Unreal friendship may turn to real But real friendship, once ended, cannot be mended.” T.S. Eliot
Friendship, Real, Unreal, Relational Dynamics, Emotional Truth, Personal Wisdom
T.S. Eliot Friendship, Real, Unreal, Relational Dynamics, Emotional Truth, Personal Wisdom“Footfalls echo in the memory, down the passage we did not take, towards the door we never opened, into the rose garden.” T.S. Eliot
Memory, Footfalls, Garden, Missed Opportunities, Life’s Choices, Temporal Regret
T.S. Eliot Memory, Footfalls, Garden, Missed Opportunities, Life’s Choices, Temporal Regret“If one has to earn a living, therefore, the safest occupation is that most remote from the arts.” T.S. Eliot
Safety, Livelihood, Distant, Pragmatism, Risk, Creation
T.S. Eliot Safety, Livelihood, Distant, Pragmatism, Risk, Creation“Stand on the highest pavement of the stair- Lean on a garden urn- Weave, weave the sunlight in your hair.” T.S. Eliot
Stair, Urn, Sunlight, Poetic Imagery, Sensory Experience, Personal Adornment
T.S. Eliot Stair, Urn, Sunlight, Poetic Imagery, Sensory Experience, Personal Adornment“I will show you fear in a handful of dust.” T.S. Eliot
Fear, Dust, Show, Existential Dread, Poetic Imagery, Mortality Reminder
T.S. Eliot Fear, Dust, Show, Existential Dread, Poetic Imagery, Mortality Reminder“I learn a great deal by merely observing you, and letting you talk as long as you please, and taking note of what you do not say.” T.S. Eliot
Observing, Talking, Learning, Interpersonal Insight, Unspoken Communication, Social Perception
T.S. Eliot Observing, Talking, Learning, Interpersonal Insight, Unspoken Communication, Social Perception“People find a way in which they can say something.” T.S. Eliot
People, Say, Way, Human Expression, Communication Drive, Creative Necessity
T.S. Eliot People, Say, Way, Human Expression, Communication Drive, Creative Necessity“I am aware of the damp souls of housemaids Sprouting despondently at area gates.” T.S. Eliot
Marginalization, Social Criticism, Oppression, Despair, Observation, Realism
T.S. Eliot Marginalization, Social Criticism, Oppression, Despair, Observation, Realism“I am moved by fancies that are curled, around these images and cling, the notion of some infinitely gentle, infinitely suffering thing.” T.S. Eliot
Fancies, Images, Suffering, Emotional Response, Poetic Imagination, Existential Reflection
T.S. Eliot Fancies, Images, Suffering, Emotional Response, Poetic Imagination, Existential Reflection“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“Those who arrive at the end of the journey are not those who began.” T.S. Eliot
Journey, Arrive, Began, Personal Transformation, Life Philosophy, Existential Insight
T.S. Eliot Journey, Arrive, Began, Personal Transformation, Life Philosophy, Existential Insight“We must always take risks. That is our destiny.” T.S. Eliot
Risks, Destiny, Always, Personal Growth, Life Philosophy, Human Courage
T.S. Eliot Risks, Destiny, Always, Personal Growth, Life Philosophy, Human Courage“History has many cunning passages, contrived corridors and issues.” T.S. Eliot
History, Complexity, Understanding, Reflection, Exploration, Truth
T.S. Eliot History, Complexity, Understanding, Reflection, Exploration, Truth“Culture may even be described simply as that which makes life worth living.” T.S. Eliot
Culture, Life, Worth, Societal Value, Human Experience, Philosophical Definition
T.S. Eliot Culture, Life, Worth, Societal Value, Human Experience, Philosophical Definition“And would it have been worth it, after all, Would it have been worth while, After the sunsets and the dooryards and the sprinkled streets, After the novels, after the teacups, after the skirts that trail along the floor – And this, and so much more? -.” T.S. Eliot
Worth, Reflection, Memory, Beauty, Time, Simplicity
T.S. Eliot Worth, Reflection, Memory, Beauty, Time, Simplicity