What 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.
EZRA POUNDUntil you know who has lent what to whom, you know nothing whatever of politics, you know nothing whatever of history, you know nothing of international wrangles.
More Ezra Pound Quotes
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If I could believe the Quakers banned music because church music is so damn bad, I should view them with approval.
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Wars are made to make debt.
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The act of bell ringing is symbolic of all proselytizing religions. It implies the pointless interference with the quiet of other people.
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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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I desired my dust to be mingled with yours Forever and forever and forever.
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A man of genius has a right to any mode of expression.
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The worst mistake I made was that stupid, suburban prejudice of anti-Semitism.
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Be not cheap or mediocre in desiring.
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Rhythm must have meaning.
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What matters most is not the idea, but the capacity to believe in it completely.
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Don’t be blinded by the theorists and a lying press.
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A man’s hope measures his civilization. The attainability of the hope measures, or may measure, the civilization of his nation and time.
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There is natural ignorance and there is artificial ignorance. I should say at the present moment the artificial ignorance is about eighty-five per cent.
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I found after seventy years that I was not a lunatic but a moron, I should have been able to do better.
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Any general statement is like a check drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.
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