192 quotes found
Poet · American · 1874–1963
American poet (1874–1963)
“A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity.”
“If society fits you comfortably enough, you call it freedom.”
“A successful lawsuit is the one worn by a policeman.”
“Freedom lies in being bold.”
“The only certain freedom's in departure.”
“You have freedom when you're easy in your harness.”
“I go to school the youth to learn the future.”
“And on the worn book of old-golden I brought not here to read, it seems, but holdAnd freshen in this air of withering sweetness;”
“Originality and initiative are what I ask for my country.”
“Papa thought that any book worth reading twice was worth owning. So instead of buying desserts, we bought books.”
“To be social is to be forgiving.”
“The only way round is through.”
“Americans are like a rich father who wishes he knew how to give his sons the hardships that made him rich.”
“I never dared be radical when young For fear it would make me conservative when old.”
“Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things.”
“Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less travelled by And that has made all the difference.”
“Always fall in with what you're asked to accept.... My aim in life has always been to hold my own with whatever's going. Not against: with.”
“The middle of the road is where the white line is and that's the worst place to drive.”
“Belief is better than anything else and it is best when rapt - above paying its respects to anybody's doubt whatsoever.”
“I had a lover's quarrel with the world.”