Criticism is properly the rod of divination: a hazel switch for the discovery of buried treasure, not a birch twig for the castigation of offenders.
Arthur SymonsHe knew that the whole mystery of beauty can never be comprehended by the crowd, and that while clearness is a virtue of style, perfect explicitness is not a necessary virtue.
Arthur SymonsThe making of one's life into art is, after all, the first duty and privilege of every man.
Arthur SymonsHere in a little lonely room I am master of earth and sea, And the planets come to me.
Arthur Symons