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T. S. Eliot, a British playwright and poet, was born on September 26, 1888, in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, and died on January 4, 1965, in London, England. His works are known for their profound philosophical thoughts and unique poetic style, making him one of the most important literary figures of the 20th century.

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“The more perfect the artist, the more completely separate in him will be the man who suffers and the mind which creates.”

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“Do I dare Disturb the universe? In a minute there is time For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.”

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Book:The Poems of T. S. Eliot Volume I: Collected and Uncollected Poems

Source: The Poems of T. S. Eliot Volume I: Collected and Uncollected Poems

“Except for the point, the still point, There would be no dance, and there is only the dance”

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Book:The Poems of T. S. Eliot Volume I: Collected and Uncollected Poems

Source: The Poems of T. S. Eliot Volume I: Collected and Uncollected Poems

“Sometimes things become possible if we want them bad enough.”

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“If you haven’t the strength to impose your own terms upon life, then you must accept the terms it offers you.”

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“There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music.”

“To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man's life.”

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Book:The Use of Poetry and the Use of Criticism: Studies in the Relation of Criticism to Poetry in England

Source: The Use of Poetry and the Use of Criticism: Studies in the Relation of Criticism to Poetry in England

“For last year's words belong to last year's language And next year's words await another voice.”

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Book:Complete Poems and Plays, 1909-1950

Source: Complete Poems and Plays, 1909-1950

“Every moment is a fresh beginning.”

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Book:The Poems of T. S. Eliot Volume I: Collected and Uncollected Poems

Source: The Poems of T. S. Eliot Volume I: Collected and Uncollected Poems

“Any religion is forever in danger of petrifaction into mere ritual and habit, though ritual and habit be essential to religion.”

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Book:Selected essays

Source: Selected essays

“I said to my soul, be still, and let the dark come upon you Which shall be the darkness of God. . . . So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.”

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Book:The Complete Poems and Plays of T. S. Eliot

Source: The Complete Poems and Plays of T. S. Eliot

“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.”

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“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”

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Book:The Poems of T. S. Eliot Volume I: Collected and Uncollected Poems

Source: The Poems of T. S. Eliot Volume I: Collected and Uncollected Poems

“It is obvious that we can no more explain a passion to a person who has never experienced it than we can explain light to the blind.”

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Author:T. S. Eliot

“Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm. But the harm does not interest them.”

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Book:The Complete Plays of T. S. Eliot

Source: The Complete Plays of T. S. Eliot

“I will show you fear in a handful of dust.”

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“Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this we know.”

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Author:T. S. Eliot

About the Author

Born: September 26, 1888
Died: January 4, 1965
Known for: Playwright
Quotes: 594

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