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Quote by Hu Shih
On July 26, 1916, I announced to all my friends in America that fr

On July 26, 1916, I announced to all my friends in America that from now on I resolved to write no more poems in the classical language, and to begin my experiments in writing poetry in the so-called vulgar tongue of the people. – Hu Shih

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No student of Chinese history can say that the Chinese are incapable of religious experience, even when judged by the standards of medieval Europe or pious India. – Hu Shih

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Experience
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What is sacred among one people may be ridiculous in another and what is despised or rejected by one cultural group, may in a different environment become the cornerstone for a great edifice of strange grandeur and beauty. – Hu Shih

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Beauty
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Life and human society are the chief concern of Confucianism and, through it, the chief concern of the Chinese people. – Hu Shih

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The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity. – George Oppen

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Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during the moment. – Carl Sandburg

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Teaching writing over the years intrudes on your own writing in important ways, taking away some of the excitement of poetry. – Robert Morgan

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Poetry

You know, people speak in poetry all the time. They just dont realize it. – Sherman Alexie

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