No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be; Am an attendant lord, one that will do To swell a progress, start a scene or two, Advise the prince; no doubt, an easy tool, Deferential, glad to be of use, Politic, cautious, and meticulous; Full of high sentence, but a bit obtuse; At times, indeed, almost ridiculousโ Almost, at times, the Fool.
T. S. EliotThe bad poet is usually unconscious where he ought to be conscious, and conscious where he ought to be unconscious.
T. S. EliotAn election is coming. Universal peace is declared and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.
T. S. EliotI shall not want Honor in Heaven For I shall meet Sir Philip Sidney And have talk with Coriolanus And other heroes of that kidney.
T. S. Eliot