Quote by Bertrand Russell
The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being mor

The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surely as poetry. – Bertrand Russell

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One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny. – Bertrand Russell

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The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is why they invented Hell. – Bertrand Russell

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However, if a poem can be reduced to a prose sentence, there cant be much to it. – James Schuyler

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Poetry is also the physical self of the poet, and it is impossible to separate the poet from his poetry. – Salvatore Quasimodo

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All the modern verse plays, theyre terrible theyre mostly about the poetry. Its more important that the play is first. – Denis Johnson

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

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