Logo
Quote by John Masefield
Poetry is a mixture of common sense, which not all have, with an u

Poetry is a mixture of common sense, which not all have, with an uncommon sense, which very few have. – John Masefield

Other quotes by John Masefield

Since the printing press came into being, poetry has ceased to be the delight of the whole community of man it has become the amusement and delight of the few. – John Masefield

Category:
Poetry
Author
John Masefield
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Poetry
category

Rap is rhythm and poetry. Hip-hop is storytelling and poetry as well. – Ajay Naidu

Category:
Poetry

Poetry is the revelation of a feeling that the poet believes to be interior and personal which the reader recognizes as his own. – Salvatore Quasimodo

Category:
Poetry

Well, I had this little notion – I started writing when I was eleven, writing poetry. I was passionately addicted to it it was my great refuge through adolescence. – Harry Mathews

Category:
Poetry

Ive written poetry since I was in the first grade, and it wasnt until I was a little bit older that I realized poetry could be put to music and become a song. – Jordin Sparks

Category:
Poetry

Random Quotes

Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love. – Billy Graham

Category:
Home

There is in every American, I think, something of the old Daniel Boone — who, when he could see the smoke from another chimney, felt himself too crowded and moved further out into the wilderness. – Hubert Humphrey

Category:
Wilderness

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. – Albert Einstein

Category:
Reality

I dont see that many movies lately that are actually about something, that are trying to challenge something about the way that people interact. – Maggie Gyllenhaal

Category:
movies