Quote by Samuel Johnson
Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth. - Samuel Johnson

Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth. – Samuel Johnson

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

A fly may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still. – Samuel Johnson

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Cruelty
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You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle. – Samuel Johnson

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Money
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The poetry of a given age teaches us less what it has, than what it wants and what it loves. It is a living medal, where the concavities in the die are transformed into convexities on the bronze or gold. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847)

Category:
Poetry

With several different kinds of poetry to choose from, a man would decide that he would like best to be an epic poet, and he would set out, in conscious determination, on an epic poem. – Lascelles Abercrombie

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Poetry

Poetry is the utterance of deep and heart-felt truth – the true poet is very near the oracle. – Edwin Hubbel Chapin

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Poetry

In the past, poetry came in the form of spells and chants used to effect change. – John Barton

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Poetry

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A few years ago you couldnt go from TV to film. It was like a no no but I believe when you find a plan and purpose that God has for your life, theres not anything man can do to you. Especially when your faith is not really standing in the wisdom of man, youre really standing in the wisdom of God. – Derek Luke

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