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
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“But at my back from time to time I hear The sound of horns and motors, which shall bring Sweeney to Mrs. Porter in the spring. O the moon shone bright on Mrs. Porter And on her daughter They wash their feet in soda water.” T.S. Eliot
Modernity, Spring, Moon, Urban Landscape, Sensory Experience, Social Commentary
T.S. Eliot Modernity, Spring, Moon, Urban Landscape, Sensory Experience, Social Commentary“Our beginnings never know our ends.” T.S. Eliot
Beginnings, Ends, Know, Life’s Uncertainty, Temporal Mystery, Existential Insight
T.S. Eliot Beginnings, Ends, Know, Life’s Uncertainty, Temporal Mystery, Existential Insight“Gin and drugs, dear lady, gin and drugs.” T.S. Eliot
Gin, Drugs, Lady, Social Commentary, Substance Use, Ironic Address
T.S. Eliot Gin, Drugs, Lady, Social Commentary, Substance Use, Ironic Address“The great ages did not contain the best talent, they wasted less.” T.S. Eliot
Ages, Talent, Wasted, Historical Perspective, Cultural Efficiency, Artistic Potential
T.S. Eliot Ages, Talent, Wasted, Historical Perspective, Cultural Efficiency, Artistic Potential“Let me be no nearer In death's dream kingdom Let me also wear Such deliberate disguises Rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves In a field Behaving as the wind behaves No nearer – Not that final meeting In the twilight kingdom.” T.S. Eliot
Death, Disguises, Kingdom, Existential Dread, Poetic Imagery, Spiritual Alienation
T.S. Eliot Death, Disguises, Kingdom, Existential Dread, Poetic Imagery, Spiritual Alienation“For you know only a heap of broken images.” T.S. Eliot
Disillusionment, Fragmentation, Confusion, Symbolism, Decay, Introspection
T.S. Eliot Disillusionment, Fragmentation, Confusion, Symbolism, Decay, Introspection“For I have known them all already, known them all – Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons, I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.” T.S. Eliot
Evenings, Mornings, Coffee Spoons, Temporal Experience, Life Measurement, Poetic Metaphor
T.S. Eliot Evenings, Mornings, Coffee Spoons, Temporal Experience, Life Measurement, Poetic Metaphor“In spite of all the dishonour, the broken standards, the broken lives, The broken faith in one place or another, There was something left that was more than the tales Of old men on winter evenings.” T.S. Eliot
Resilience, Hope, Tradition, History, Strength, Survival
T.S. Eliot Resilience, Hope, Tradition, History, Strength, Survival“Ambition fortifies the will of man to become ruler over other men: it operates with deception, cajolery, and violence, it is the action of impurity upon impurity.” T.S. Eliot
Ambition, Deception, Violence, Power Dynamics, Moral Corruption, Human Nature
T.S. Eliot Ambition, Deception, Violence, Power Dynamics, Moral Corruption, Human Nature“Sometimes things become possible if we want them bad enough.” T.S. Eliot
Possible, Want, Enough, Motivational Insight, Personal Determination, Psychological Power
T.S. Eliot Possible, Want, Enough, Motivational Insight, Personal Determination, Psychological Power“The nymphs are departed.” T.S. Eliot
Nymphs, Departed, Mythological Reference, Cultural Loss, Poetic Imagery
T.S. Eliot Nymphs, Departed, Mythological Reference, Cultural Loss, Poetic Imagery“Poetry, if it is not to be a lifeless repetition of forms, must be constantly exploring "the frontiers of the spirit." But these frontiers are not like the surveys of geographical explorers, conquered once for all and settled. The frontiers of the spirit are more like the jungle which, unless continuously kept under control, is always ready to encroach and eventually obliterate the cultivated area.” T.S. Eliot
Poetry, Frontiers, Spirit, Artistic Exploration, Creative Growth, Intellectual Cultivation
T.S. Eliot Poetry, Frontiers, Spirit, Artistic Exploration, Creative Growth, Intellectual Cultivation“We shall not cease from exploration.” T.S. Eliot
Exploration, Cease, Shall, Human Curiosity, Life Philosophy, Continuous Growth
T.S. Eliot Exploration, Cease, Shall, Human Curiosity, Life Philosophy, Continuous Growth“Do I dare disturb the universe?” T.S. Eliot
Dare, Disturb, Universe, Personal Agency, Cosmic Significance, Existential Question
T.S. Eliot Dare, Disturb, Universe, Personal Agency, Cosmic Significance, Existential Question“The end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started.” T.S. Eliot
Exploring, End, Arrive, Cyclical Journey, Self-discovery, Life Philosophy
T.S. Eliot Exploring, End, Arrive, Cyclical Journey, Self-discovery, Life Philosophy“Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.” T.S. Eliot
Poetry, Communicate, Understood, Artistic Essence, Emotional Resonance, Intuitive Comprehension
T.S. Eliot Poetry, Communicate, Understood, Artistic Essence, Emotional Resonance, Intuitive Comprehension“We ask only to be reassured About the noises in the cellar And the window that should not have been open.” T.S. Eliot
Noises, Cellar, Window, Human Vulnerability, Domestic Unease, Psychological Comfort
T.S. Eliot Noises, Cellar, Window, Human Vulnerability, Domestic Unease, Psychological Comfort“As we grow older, the world becomes stranger, the pattern more complicated of dead and living.” T.S. Eliot
Older, Stranger, Pattern, Life Complexity, Aging Perspective, Existential Awareness
T.S. Eliot Older, Stranger, Pattern, Life Complexity, Aging Perspective, Existential Awareness