With one day’s reading a man may have the key in his hands.
EZRA POUNDWith one day’s reading a man may have the key in his hands.
EZRA POUNDPoetry must be as well written as prose.
EZRA POUNDGenius, is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary man sees one.
EZRA POUNDThe artist is the antenna of the race.
EZRA POUNDThe natural object is always the adequate symbol.
EZRA POUNDIf a man isn’t willing to take some risk for his opinions, either his opinions are no good or he’s no good.
EZRA POUNDWhat matters is not the idea a man holds, but the depth at which he holds it.
EZRA POUNDA little light, like a rushlight to lead back to splendour.
EZRA POUNDTo say that a state cannot pursue its aims because there is no money, is like saying that an engineer cannot build roads, because there are no kilometers.
EZRA POUNDTechnique is the test of sincerity.
EZRA POUNDThe act of bell ringing is symbolic of all proselytizing religions. It implies the pointless interference with the quiet of other people.
EZRA POUNDIn our time, the curse is monetary illiteracy, just as inability to read plain print was the curse of earlier centuries.
EZRA POUNDPoetry is a language pared down to its essentials.
EZRA POUNDGlance is the enemy of vision.
EZRA POUNDUse no word that under stress of emotion you could not actually say.
EZRA POUNDI did not enter into silence. Silence captured me.
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