It is nonsense to speak of 'higher' and 'lower' pleasures. To a hungry man it is, rightly, more important that he eat than that he philosophize.
W. H. AudenEncased in talent like a uniform, The rank of every poet is well known; They can amaze us like a thunderstorm, Or die so young, or live for years alone.
W. H. AudenA god who is both self-sufficient and content to remain so could not interest us enough to raise the question of his existence.
W. H. Auden