Liberty is not a right but a duty.
EZRA POUNDNo man understands a deep book until he has seen and lived at least part of its contents.
More Ezra Pound Quotes
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Our own consciousness is incapable of having produce the universe. God, therefore, exists. That is to say, there is no reason for not applying the term God, Theos, to the intimate essence.
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The artist is the antenna of the race.
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The temple is holy because it is not for sale.
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I have always thought the suicide should bump off at least one swine before taking off for parts unknown.
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The sum of human wisdom is not contained in any one language, and no single language is capable of expressing all forms and degrees of human comprehension.
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Use no superfluous word, no adjective, which does not reveal something.
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Poets who are not interested in music are, or become, bad poets.
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Pay no attention to the criticism of men who have never themselves written a notable work.
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What matters is not the idea a man holds, but the depth at which he holds it.
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Rhythm is form cut into time.
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If a nation’s literature declines, the nation atrophies and decays.
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Until 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.
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Bureaucrats are a pox. They are supposed to be necessary. Certain chemicals in the body are supposed to be necessary to life, but cause death the moment they increase beyond a suitable limit.
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Literature is news that stays news.
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The technique of infamy is to start two lies at once and get people arguing heatedly over which is the truth.
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