Either the memory of past bliss is the anguish of to-day; or the agonies which are have their origins in ecstasies which might have been.
EDGAR ALLAN POEMen have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence.
More Edgar Allan Poe Quotes
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The death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world.
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When a madman appears thoroughly sane, indeed, it is high time to put him in a straight jacket.
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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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There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless which cannot be touched without emotion.”
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There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm.
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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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The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls.
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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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I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of beauty.
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Stupidity is a talent for misconception.
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Happiness is not to be found in knowledge, but in the acquisition of knowledge.
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It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to be richest when most superficial.
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Years of love have been forgot, In the hatred of a minute.
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To elevate the soul, poetry is necessary.
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Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.
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