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T. S. Eliot

Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
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Growth Poet
It’s not wise to violate the rules until you know how to observe them.
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Rule See Wisdom
We read many books, because we cannot know enough people.
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Book Enough People Reading
I learn a great deal by merely observing you, and letting you talk as long as you please, and taking note of what you do not say.
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Greatness Learning Let Go Myself
No one can become really educated without having pursued some study in which he took no interest- for it is a part of education to learn to interest ourselves in subjects for which we have no aptitude.
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Education Himself Interest Learning Ourselves Pursue
I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker, and I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, and in short, I was afraid.
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Fear Greatness Moments Myself See
There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music.
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Fear Feeling Grief Music
Sometimes things become possible if we want them bad enough.
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Bad Enough Possible
Unreal friendship may turn to real But real friendship, once ended, cannot be mended
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End Friendship Reality Repair
To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man’s life.
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Beautiful Courage Enough Life Man
If you haven’t the strength to impose your own terms upon life, then you must accept the terms it offers you.
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Acceptance Life Strength Yourself
I will show you fear in a handful of dust.
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Fear Myself Yourself
We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time.
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End Ourselves Place Start Time Travel
In a minute there is time For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.
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Decision Time
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
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Humanity Reality
The purpose of literature is to turn blood into ink.
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Ink Literature Poet Purpose

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