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Genius is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary man sees one, and the man of talent sees two or three, plus the ability to register that multiple perception in the material of his art.

Ezra Pound

Religion I have defined as “Another of those numerous failures resulting from an attempt to popularize art”.
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Art Definition Failure Myself Popular Religion
It is the business of the artist to make humanity aware of itself.
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Artist Aware Business Humanity
The history of an art is the history of masterwork, not of failures, or mediocrity.
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Average Failure History Master Work
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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Approval Ban Believe Music View
Here is our poetry, for we have pulled down the stars to our will.
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Ourselves Poetry Stars Willing
In verse one can take any damn constant one likes, one can alliterate, or assone, or rhyme, or quant, or smack, only one MUST leave the other elements irregular.
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Element Leaving Oneself Regular Rhyme
Every great change is simple.
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Change Greatness One Liner Simplicity
Consider the way of the scientists rather than the way of an advertising agent for a new soap.
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Advertisement Science Soap Way
What matters is not the idea a man holds, but the depth at which he holds it.
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Himself Hold Ideas Man
The temple is holy because it is not for sale.
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Holy Sale Temple
Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing, the rest is mere sheep-herding.
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Education Insist Limit Reality
Use no word that under stress of emotion you could not actually say.
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Emotion Stress Word Yourself
Either move or be moved.
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Choice Deep Move One Liner
I guess the definition of a lunatic is a man surrounded by them.
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Definition Mad Man Myself Surround
And the days are not full enough And the nights are not full enough And life slips by like a field mouse Not shaking the grass.
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Day Enough Night Shake
Don’t be blinded by the theorists and a lying press.
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Blind Lying Press Theory

Genius is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary man sees one, and the man of talent sees two or three, plus the ability to register that multiple perception in the material of his art.

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Genius is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary man sees one, and the man of talent sees two or three, plus the ability to register that multiple perception in the material of his art.

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