More from Thomas Stearns Eliot

  1. Only by acceptance of the past will you alter its meaning.
  2. Literature: the least dangerous element of discourse. Man: the most powerful weapon against discourse.
  3. If we all were judged according to the consequences Of all our words and deeds, beyond the intention And beyond our limited understanding O…
  4. When war is not just it is subsequently justified; so it becomes many things. In reality, an unjust war is merely piracy. It consists of pi…
  5. I'd say that she suffered all that we should suffer In fear and pain and loathing - all these together - And reluctance of the body to beco…
  6. Words are perhaps the hardest medium of all material of art. One must simultaneously express visual beauty, beauty of sound, and communicat…
  7. We must always take risks. That is our destiny.
  8. Those who take the other Can forget their loneliness. You will not forget yours. Each way means loneliness - and communion.

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