The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can be quietly led.
EDGAR ALLAN POEA wise man hears one word and understands two.
More Edgar Allan Poe Quotes
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Stupidity is a talent for misconception.
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Years of love have been forgot, In the hatred of a minute.
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With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.
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If a poem hasn’t ripped apart your soul; you haven’t experienced poetry.
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Lord, help my poor soul.
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A million candles have burned themselves out. Still I read on.
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The true genius shudders at incompleteness – imperfection – and usually prefers silence to saying the something which is not everything that should be said.
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I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.
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I was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched.
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A man’s grammar, like Caesar’s wife, should not only be pure, but above suspicion of impurity.
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The believer is happy. The doubter is wise.
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Even in the grave, all is not lost.
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Happiness is not to be found in knowledge, but in the acquisition of knowledge.
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A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it.
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Books, indeed, were his sole luxuries.
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