The artist is always beginning. Any work of art which is not a beginning, an invention, a discovery is of little worth.
Ezra PoundTo say that a state cannot pursue its aims because there is no money, is like saying that an engineer cannot build roads, because there are no kilometers.
Ezra PoundNo teacher has ever failed from ignorance. That is empiric professional knowledge. Teachers fail because they cannot `handle the class.' Real education must ultimately be limited to men how INSIST on knowing, the rest is mere sheep-herding.
Ezra Pound