Adjectives are the potbelly of poetry.

It is already possible to imagine a society in which the majority of the population, that is to say, its laborers, will have almost as much leisure as in earlier times was enjoyed by the aristocracy. When one recalls how aristocracies in the past actually behaved, the prospect is not cheerful.

Politics cannot be a science, because in politics theory and practice cannot be separated, and the sciences depend upon their separation.

The closest modern equivalent to the Homeric hero is the ace fighter pilot.

The chances are that, in the course of his lifetime, the major poet will write more bad poems than the minor, simply because major poets write a lot.

History marched to the drums of a clear idea...

Human language is mythological and metaphorical by nature.