“Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter – Like a fair picture; when misfortune comes – A wet sponge at one blow has blurred the painting.”
— Aeschylus
Author: Aeschylus
Category: men
Tags: men, Aeschylus
There are hurdles, there are handicaps, hardships
From reading a previous answer, you know
“From reading a previous answer, you know that I consider all those aspects to be part of American cultural myth and thus they figure into good American poetry, whether the poet is aware of what he is doing or not.”
— Diane Wakoski
Author: Diane Wakoski
Category: poetry
Tags: poetry, Diane Wakoski
I think the greatest amount of pressure
Everything we do should be a result
A good boss makes his men realize
We should keep silent about those in
I take it that what all men
I am a lover of truth, a
There are few things in which we
“There are few things in which we deceive ourselves more than in the esteem we profess to entertain for our firends. It is little better than a piece of quackery. The truth is, we think of them as we please, that is, as they please or displease us.”
— William Hazlitt
Author: William Hazlitt
Category: truth
Tags: truth, William Hazlitt