It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.

It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.

All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

Of our conflicts with others we make rhetoric; of our conflicts with ourselves we make poetry.

Of our conflicts with others we make rhetoric; of our conflicts with ourselves we make poetry.

Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough skin of words.

Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough skin of words.

Some force whole regions, in despite
O' geography, to change their site;
Make former times shake hands read more

Some force whole regions, in despite
O' geography, to change their site;
Make former times shake hands with latter,
And that which was before come after;
But those that write in rhyme still make
The one verse for the other's sake;
For one for sense, and one for rhyme,
I think's sufficient at one time.

Of trees I (Krishna) am the fig.

Of trees I (Krishna) am the fig.

morning: that first sapphire dome of glow.

morning: that first sapphire dome of glow.

Poetry is something more philosophical and more worthy of serious
attention than history.

Poetry is something more philosophical and more worthy of serious
attention than history.

The poem is the point at which our strength gave out.

The poem is the point at which our strength gave out.