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Religion I have defined as “Another of those numerous failures resulting from an attempt to popularize art”.

Ezra Pound

No man understands a deep book until he has seen and lived at least part of its contents.
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Book Content Deep Live Man See Understand
Rhythm must have meaning.
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Meaning One Liner Rhythm
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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Himself Hope Man Measurement Nation Time
Come, let us pity those who are better off than we are. Come, my friend, and remember that the rich have butlers and no friends, And we have friends and no butlers.
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Better Friendship Pity Remember Rich
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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Better Finding Mental Myself
Technique is the test of sincerity.
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Sincere Technique Test
What thou lovest well remains.
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Love One Liner Remain
The temple is holy because it is not for sale.
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Holy Sale Temple
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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General Meet Statement Value
Literature does not exist in a vacuum. Writers as such have a definite social function exactly proportional to their ability as writers. This is their main use.
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Ability Existence Function Literature Main Writing
The sum of human wisdom is not contained in any one language.
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Human Language Sum Wisdom
Pay no attention to the criticism of men who have never themselves written a notable work.
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Attention Criticism Pay Work Writing
I desired my dust to be mingled with yours Forever and forever and forever.
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Desire Dust Forever Myself Yourself
When two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary.
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Agreement Business Man Necessary Oneself
Learn of the green world what can be thy place In scaled invention or true artistry.
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Artist Green Invention Learning Place True World
This is no book. Whoever touches this touches a man.
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Book Man Touch

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