Language Is Fossil Poetry

“Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.”

“In scientific thinking are always present elements of poetry. Science and music requires a thought homogeneous.”

“Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.”

“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.”

“All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling. To be natural is to be obvious, and to be obvious is to be inartistic.”

“Every word was once a poem.”