The natural object is always the adequate symbol.
EZRA POUNDWhat thou lovest well remains, the rest is dross What thou lov’st well shall not be reft from thee What thou lov’st well is thy true heritage.
More Ezra Pound Quotes
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Wars in old times were made to get slaves. The modern implement of imposing slavery is debt.
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The artist is the antenna of the race.
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The artist is always beginning.
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The sum of human wisdom is not contained in any one language.
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I desired my dust to be mingled with yours Forever and forever and forever.
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What matters is not the idea a man holds, but the depth at which he holds it.
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The artist is always beginning. Any work of art which is not a beginning, an invention, a discovery is of little worth.
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I have never known anyone worth a damn who wasn’t irascible.
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The history of an art is the history of masterwork, not of failures, or mediocrity.
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Good writers are those who keep the language efficient. That is to say, keep it accurate, keep it clear.
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Either move or be moved.
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Discoveries are made by gluttons and addicts. The man who forgets to eat and sleep has an appetite for fact, for interrelations among causes.
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Why fight for a flag when you can buy one for a nickel.
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When words cease to cling close to things, kingdoms fall, empires wane and diminish.
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The primary pigment of poetry is the IMAGE.
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