“Most painters have painted themselves. So have most poets: not so palpably indeed, but more assiduously. Some have done nothing else.”
Book:Guesses at Truth
Quote by Augustus William Hare
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Guesses at Truth
This book delves into the nature of truth and how it is perceived by individuals, offering a philosophical analysis of the concept. more
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“Poetry is to philosophy what the Sabbath is to the rest of the week.”
Source: Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers. Third edition. First Series
Source: The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers: Poetry 1903-1920, prose, and unpublished writings
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