“Science is for those who learn, poetry is for those who know.”
— Joseph Roux
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Category: poetry
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Our experience is composed rather of illusions
“Our experience is composed rather of illusions that of wisdom acquired.”
— Joseph Roux
Author: Joseph Roux
Category: wisdom
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We call that person who has lost
“We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known the immense unhappiness of losing a friend, by what name do we call him? Here every language is silent and holds its peace in impotence.”
— Joseph Roux
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Category: friendship
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Poetry is truth in its Sunday clothes.
“Poetry is truth in its Sunday clothes.”
— Joseph Roux
Author: Joseph Roux
Category: poetry
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Experience comprises illusions lost, rather than wisdom
“Experience comprises illusions lost, rather than wisdom gained.”
— Joseph Roux
Author: Joseph Roux
Category: wisdom
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We call that person who has lost
“We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known the immense unhappiness of losing a friend, by what name do we call him? Here every language is silent and holds its peace in impotence.”
— Joseph Roux
Author: Joseph Roux
Category: peace
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Poetry is the exquisite expression of exquisite
“Poetry is the exquisite expression of exquisite expressions.”
— Joseph Roux
Author: Joseph Roux
Category: poetry
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Experience comprises illusions lost, rather than wisdom
“Experience comprises illusions lost, rather than wisdom gained.”
— Joseph Roux
Author: Joseph Roux
Category: experience
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The happiness which is lacking makes one
“The happiness which is lacking makes one think even the happiness one has unbearable.”
— Joseph Roux
Author: Joseph Roux
Category: happiness
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