Logo
Quote by John Ciardi
You do not have to suffer to be a poet. Adolescence is enough suff

You do not have to suffer to be a poet. Adolescence is enough suffering for anyone. – John Ciardi

Other quotes by John Ciardi

It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their convictions. I wish I could teach the sad young of this mealy generation the courage of their confusions. – John Ciardi

Category:
Courage
Author
John Ciardi
Read Quote

Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old. – John Ciardi

Category:
Love
Author
John Ciardi
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Suffering
category

I like a look of Agony, because I know its true — men do not sham Convulsion, nor simulate, a Throe — – Emily Dickinson

Category:
Suffering

No one is more miserable than the person who wills everything and can do nothing. – Claudius

Category:
Suffering

Affliction, like the iron-smith, shapes as it smites. – Christian Nevell Bovee

Category:
Suffering

Suffering is nothing. Its all a matter of preventing those you love from suffering. – Alphonse Daudet

Category:
Suffering

Random Quotes

Some old women and men grow bitter with age; the more their teeth drop out, the more biting they get. – George D. Prentice

Category:
Dental

My mother was the dearest, sweetest angel. She didnt talk she sang. She was a tower of strength. – Jayne Meadows

Category:
strength

Im not in politics. – David Attenborough

Category:
Politics

I think that if Republicans are given the reins of leadership in the House or Senate or both, we will have to govern in a way – at least put forward solutions whether or not the president goes along with them or not, that deal with these long-term challenges. – John Thune

Category:
Leadership