One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in few

One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose. – Voltaire

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I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean. – Socrates

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