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To silence gossip, don’t repeat it.

John Keats

I am convinced more and more day by day that fine writing is next to fine doing, the top thing in the world.
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Day Myself World Writing
My imagination is a monastery and I am its monk.
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Imagination Monk Myself Temple
I will clamber through the clouds and exist.
JOHN KEATS

Cloud Existence Fantasy Forever Myself
How does the poet speak to men with power, but by being still more a man than they.
JOHN KEATS

Man Poet Power Talk
There is an old saying “well begun is half done”-’tis a bad one. I would use instead-Not begun at all ’til half done.
JOHN KEATS

Bad Beginning Myself Old
Every mental pursuit takes its reality and worth from the ardour of the pursuer.
JOHN KEATS

Mental Pursue Pursuit Reality Worth
Where the nightingale doth sing Not a senseless, tranced thing, But divine melodious truth.
JOHN KEATS

Bird Divine Sing Truth
Health is the greatest of blessings – with health and hope we should be content to live.
JOHN KEATS

Blessing Greatness Health Hope Live
If poetry does not come as naturally as leaves to a tree, then it better not come at all.
JOHN KEATS

Leaving Natural Poetry Tree
That queen of secrecy, the violet.
JOHN KEATS

One Liner Queen Secret
The poetry of earth is never dead When all the birds are faint with the hot sun, And hide I cooling trees, a voice will run From hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead.
JOHN KEATS

Death Earth Hot Myself Poetry Run Sun Voice
I will imagine you Venus tonight and pray, pray, pray to your star like a Heathen.
JOHN KEATS

Imagination Myself Prayer Stars
Stop and consider! life is but a day
JOHN KEATS

Day Life Stop
Fanatics have their dreams, wherewith they weave a paradise for a sect.
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Dreams Fans Heaven Madness Paradise
The day is gone, and all its sweets are gone!
JOHN KEATS

Day End Sweet
As the Swiss inscription says: “Speech is silvern, Silence is golden;” or, as I might rather express it, Speech is of Time, Silence is of Eternity.
JOHN KEATS

Expression Forever Gold Myself Silence Talk Time

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