One of the most beautiful passages of Rousseau is that in the sixth book of Confessions, where he describes the awakening in him of the literary sense. Of such wisdom, the poetic passion, the desire of beauty, the love of art for its own sake, has...Quote by Walter Pater about beauty, literary critic, common sense, sense, wisdom, art, magic, love
If the poet has pursued a moral objective, he has diminished his poetic force.Quote by Charles Baudelaire about poetry, purpose, force, police, moral, poets
The life of our city is rich in poetic and marvelous subjects.Quote by Charles Baudelaire about opinion, city, wealth, life
You are ugly when you love her, you are beautiful and fresh, vital and free, modern and poetic when you don't... you are more beautiful as an orphan than as your mother's son.Quote by Witold Gombrowicz about opinion, mother, love
I say with all frankness and I must confess that my experience as a poet helped me a lot for understanding the poetry of others. Poetic experience, successful or not, has served me and serve me still for understanding the meaning of poetry in...Quote by Ion Pop about poetry, experience, poets