That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be, when it suits him, a coward.
EDGAR ALLAN POEI would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of beauty.
More Edgar Allan Poe Quotes
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The believer is happy. The doubter is wise.
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Imperceptibly the love of these discords grew upon me as my love of music grew stronger.
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I am a writer. Therefore, I am not sane.
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If a poem hasn’t ripped apart your soul; you haven’t experienced poetry.
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on.
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Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.
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There are some secrets which do not permit themselves to be told.
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Man’s real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so.
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All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.
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The depth lies in the valleys where we seek her, and not upon the mountain-tops where she is found.
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Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.
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Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.
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It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall look upon what we think our present existence, as a dream.
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I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of beauty.
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Happiness is not to be found in knowledge, but in the acquisition of knowledge.
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