WIST Quotations

Millay, Edna St. Vincent -- Letter to Whitter “Hal” Bynner and Arthur Davidson Ficke (1920)

Dave — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 01:09:36 +0000

Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in the day-time, and falling into at night.

Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) American poet
Letter to Whitter “Hal” Bynner and Arthur Davidson Ficke (1920)
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Morley, Christopher -- In Life (24 Oct 1969)

Dave — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 13:18:35 +0000

No man is lonely while eating spaghetti — it requires too much attention.

Christopher Morley (1890-1957) American journalist, novelist, essayist, poet
In Life (24 Oct 1969)

Emerson, Ralph Waldo -- Journal (1840-05-06)

Dave — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:45:05 +0000

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
Journal (1840-05-06)

Tillich, Paul -- The Eternal Now, “Loneliness and Solitude” (1963)

Dave — Mon, 30 Dec 2013 19:56:41 +0000

Our language has wisely sensed these two sides of man’s being alone. It has created the word “loneliness” to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word “solitude” to express the glory of being alone.

Paul Tillich (1886-1965) American theologian and philosopher
The Eternal Now, “Loneliness and Solitude” (1963)
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Clarke, John -- Proverbs: English and Latine [Paroemiologia Anglo-Latina] (1639)

Dave — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 13:33:56 +0000

Better be alone than in bad company.

John Clarke (d. 1658) British educator
Proverbs: English and Latine [Paroemiologia Anglo-Latina] (1639)

Frost, Robert -- “Haec Fabula Docet” (1947)

Dave — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:06:56 +0000

All those who try to go it sole alone,
Too proud to be beholden for relief,
Are absolutely sure to come to grief.

Robert Frost (1874-1963) American poet
“Haec Fabula Docet” (1947)