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Poetry is that which is lost out of both prose and verse in translation.
Source: Conversations on the Craft of Poetry (1959) -
Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during a moment.
Source: Tentative (First Model) Definitions of Poetry in Complete Poems (1950) -
Poets have said that the reason to have children is to give yourself immortality. Immortality? Now that I have five children, my only hope is that they are all out of the house before I die.
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Point me out the happy man and I will point you out either egotism, selfishness, evil - or else an absolute ignorance.
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Political necessities sometimes turn out to be political mistakes.
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Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel.
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Politics should share one purpose with religion: the steady emancipation of the individual through the education of his passions.
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Polls are frequently taken to try to tease out or determine likely directions and trends, but once taken, they belong to the past, requiring that new polls be taken.
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Polygamy is an endeavor to get more out of life than there is in it.
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Polygamy: An endeavour to get more out of life than there is in it.
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Pooh said good-bye affectionately to his fourteen pots of honey, and hoped they were fifteen; and he and Rabbit went out into the Forest.
Source: The House at Pooh Corner (1928) Ch. 3 -
Poorer students take out larger loans and will have to contribute more to the cost of higher education.
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Pornography is rather like trying to find out about a Beethoven symphony by having somebody tell you about it and perhaps hum a few bars.
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Possibly, more people kill themselves and others out of hurt vanity than out of envy, jealousy, malice or desire for revenge.
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Poverty breeds despair. We know this. Despair breeds violence. We know this. In turbulent times, isn't it cheaper, and smarter, to make friends out of potential enemies than to defend yourself against them later?
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Poverty breeds wealth; and wealth in its turn breeds poverty. The earth, to form the mould, is taken out of the ditch; and whatever may be the height of the one will be the depth of the other.
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Poverty is an anomaly to rich people. It is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell.
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Poverty is uncomfortable; but 9 times out of 10 the best thing that can happen to a young man is to be tossed overboard and be compelled to sink or swim.
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