Famous quotes by Poets

"Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection"

Pindar, Poet

"A kiss makes the heart young again and wipes out the years"

Rupert Brooke, Poet

"Of all ills that one endures, hope is a cheap and universal cure"

Abraham Cowley, Poet

Abraham Cowley

"Cities, like cats, will reveal themselves at night"

Rupert Brooke, Poet

"There are few earthly things more beautiful than a university, a place where those who hate ignorance may strive to know, where those who perceive truth may strive to make others see"

John Masefield, Poet

John Masefield

"None merits the name of Creator but God and the poet"

Torquato Tasso, Poet

"'Extremes meet,' as the whiting said with its tail in its mouth"

Thomas Hood, Poet

Thomas Hood

"Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends"

Jacques Delille, Poet

"A fool and his money are soon parted"

Thomas Tusser, Poet

"Moon! Moon! I am prone before you. Pity me, and drench me in loneliness"

Amy Lowell, Poet

"No star is ever lost we once have seen, we always may be what we might have been"

Adelaide Anne Procter, Poet

"I will not follow where the path may lead, but I will go where there is no path, and I will leave a trail"

Muriel Strode, Poet

"Some things have to be believed to be seen"

Ralph Hodgson, Poet

"What is fame? An empty bubble; Gold? A transient, shining trouble"

James Grainger, Poet

"The rose is without an explanation; she blooms because she blooms"

Angelus Silesius, Poet

"For me, the vast marvel is to be alive. For man, or for flowers or beast or bird, the supreme triumph is to be most vividly and perfectly alive"

Al Purdy, Poet

"What is grand is necessarily obscure to weak men. That which can be made explicit to the idiot is not worth my care"

William Blake, Poet

William Blake

"You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough"

William Blake, Poet

William Blake

"I must create a system or be enslaved by another man's; I will not reason and compare: my business is to create"

William Blake, Poet

William Blake

"He who binds to himself a joy, Does the winged life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as it flies, Lives in eternity's sun rise"

William Blake, Poet

William Blake

"To see the world in a grain of sand, and to see heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hands, and eternity in an hour"

William Blake, Poet

William Blake

"Great things are done when men and mountains meet"

William Blake, Poet

William Blake

"Exuberance is beauty"

William Blake, Poet

William Blake

"Poetry is what gets lost in translation"

Robert Frost, Poet

Robert Frost

"My sorrow, when she's here with me, thinks these dark days of autumn rain are beautiful as days can be; she loves the bare, the withered tree; she walks the sodden pasture lane"

Robert Frost, Poet

Robert Frost

"The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office"

Robert Frost, Poet

Robert Frost

"Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

Publilius Syrus

"If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

Publilius Syrus

"Every calling is great when greatly pursued"

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Poet

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

"The best prophet of the future is the past"

Lord Byron, Poet

Lord Byron

Page 17 of 224

See the complete list of poet people

We use cookies and local storage to personalize content, analyze traffic, and provide social media features. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media and analytics partners. By continuing to use our site, you consent to our Privacy Policy.