Evil is unspectacular and always human
And shares our bed and eats at our own table.
¶ "Herman Melville"
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W. H. Auden (1907-1973) American poet [Wynston Hugh Auden]
We would rather be ruined than changed
We would rather die in our dread
Than climb the cross of the moment
And let our illusions die.
¶ "The Age of Anxiety" (1948)
No person can be a great leader unless he takes genuine joy in the successes of those under him.
¶ (Attributed)
(also attrib. W. A. Nance)
We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.
¶ The Dyer's Hand, and Other Essays (1968)
Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.
¶ The Dyer's Hand (1962)
The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood;
For nothing now can ever come to any good.
¶ Twelve Songs, Number 9 (1936)
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