Fidelity to meaning alone in translation is a kind of betrayal.
A man's true secrets are more secret to himself than they are to others.
Power without abuse loses its charm.
Oh, hasten not this loving act, Rapture where self and not-self meet: My life has been the awaiting you, Your footfall was my own heart's beat.
The power of verse stems from an indefinable harmony between when it says and what it is.
In the physical world, one cannot increase the size or quantity of anything without changing its quality. Similar figures exist only in pure geometry.