Quote by Allen Tate
Men expect too much, do too little. - Allen Tate

Men expect too much, do too little. – Allen Tate

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Serious poetry deals with the fundamental conflicts that cannot be logically resolved: we can state the conflicts rationally, but reason does not relieve us of them. – Allen Tate

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Poets are mysterious, but a poet when all is said is not much more mysterious than a banker. – Allen Tate

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The first step binds one to the second. – French Proverb

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The secret of getting ahead is getting started. – Mark Twain

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I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on man unless they act. – G.K. Chesterton

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