“The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen when these are abandoned, of race, but of age.”
— W. H. Auden
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Category: money
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Like everything which is not the involuntary
“Like everything which is not the involuntary result of fleeting emotion but the creation of time and will, any marriage, happy or unhappy, is infinitely more interesting than any romance, however passionate.”
— W. H. Auden
Author: W. H. Auden
Category: marriage
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Of all possible subjects, travel is the
“Of all possible subjects, travel is the most difficult for an artist, as it is the easiest for a journalist.”
— W. H. Auden
Author: W. H. Auden
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Music is the best means we have
“Music is the best means we have of digesting time.”
— W. H. Auden
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The class distinctions proper to a democratic
“The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen when these are abandoned, of race, but of age.”
— W. H. Auden
Author: W. H. Auden
Category: age
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Art is born of humiliation.
“Art is born of humiliation.”
— W. H. Auden
Author: W. H. Auden
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Before people complain of the obscurity of
“Before people complain of the obscurity of modern poetry, they should first examine their consciences and ask themselves with how many people and on how many occasions they have genuinely and profoundly shared some experience with another.”
— W. H. Auden
Author: W. H. Auden
Category: poetry
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Almost all of our relationships begin and
“Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.”
— W. H. Auden
Author: W. H. Auden
Category: relationship
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It is a sad fact about our
“It is a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it.”
— W. H. Auden
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The class distinctions proper to a democratic
“The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen when these are abandoned, of race, but of age.”
— W. H. Auden
Author: W. H. Auden
Category: society
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When I find myself in the company
“When I find myself in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a room full of dukes.”
— W. H. Auden
Author: W. H. Auden
Category: science
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