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Category Archive: 1908

Paul Engle Quote: “I knew about holiness, never having…”

I knew about holiness, never having missed a Sunday-school class since I started at four years. But if Jews were also religious, how could our neighbor with the grease-grimy shirt use the word ‘damn’ about them?

October 21, 2021 1908, American, Paul Engle, Quotes by Poets

Paul Engle Quote: “But maybe it’s up in the…”

But maybe it’s up in the hills under the leaves or in a ditch somewhere. Maybe it’s never found. But what you find, whatever you find, is always only part of the missing, and writing is the way the poet finds out what it is he found.

October 19, 2021 1908, American, Paul Engle, Quotes by Poets

Paul Engle Quote: “Our small ears never had such…”

Our small ears never had such a workout as on the Fourth of July, hearing not only our own bursting crackers but also those of our friends, and often the boom of homemade cannon shot off by daring boys of 16 years, ready to lose a hand if it blew up.

October 10, 2021 1908, American, Paul Engle, Quotes by Poets

Cesare Pavese Quote: “One must look for one thing…”

One must look for one thing only, to find many.

October 10, 2021 1908, Cesare Pavese, Italian, Quotes by Poets, September 9

Cesare Pavese Quote: “The art of living is the…”

The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies.

September 9, 2021 1908, Cesare Pavese, Italian, Quotes by Poets, September 9

Richard Lovelace Quote: “Stone walls do not a prison…”

Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage.

September 9, 2021 1908, English, June 6, Quotes by Poets, Richard Lovelace

Paul Engle Quote: “I have lectured at Town Hall…”

I have lectured at Town Hall N.Y., The Library of Congress, Harvard, Yale, Amherst, Wellesley, Columbia, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Louisiana State University, Colorado, Stanford, and scores of other places.

September 7, 2021 1908, American, Paul Engle, Quotes by Poets

Sylvia Ashton-Warner Quote: “I’ve got to relearn what I…”

I’ve got to relearn what I was supposed to have learned.

August 13, 2021 1908, December 17, New Zealander, Quotes by Educators, Sylvia Ashton-Warner

Peace Pilgrim Quote: “One little person, giving all of…”

One little person, giving all of her time to peace, makes news. Many people, giving some of their time, can make history.

August 1, 2021 1908, American, July 18, Peace Pilgrim, Quotes by Activists

Sylvia Ashton-Warner Quote: “I am inclined to think that…”

I am inclined to think that eating is a private thing and should be done alone, like other bodily functions.

July 29, 2021 1908, December 17, New Zealander, Quotes by Educators, Sylvia Ashton-Warner

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