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“Even the dog is described by the poet to have received justice under Ramarajya.”

Reason Justice Dog Poet

Book:The Quintessence of Gandhi in His Own Words

Source: The Quintessence of Gandhi in His Own Words

“Cats are to dogs what modern people are to the people we used to have. Cats are slimmer, cleaner, more attractive, disloyal, and lazy. It's easy to understand why the cat has eclipsed the dog as modern America's favorite poet. People like poets to possess the same qualities they do.”

People America Used Easy Quality Modern Dog Poet Cat Attractive Lazy Cleaners Disloyal Modern America

Author:P. J. O'Rourke

“Poetry is a religion without hope. The poet exhausts himself in its service, knowing that, in the long run, a masterpiece is nothing but the performance of a trained dog on very shaky ground.”

Long Running Knowing Dog Poet Poetry Is Long Runs Masterpiece Without Hope

Author:Jean Cocteau

“The poet Paul Éluard says that to understand my film version of Beauty and the Beast, you must love your dog more than your car.”

Film Love You Dog Car Poet Versions Beast

Author:Jean Cocteau

“In general, I distrust philosophy. Plato recommended chasing poets from the city; the 'great' Heidegger was a Nazi; Lukacs was a communist; and J. P. Sartre wrote: 'Any anti-communist is a dog.'”

Philosophy Cities Dog Poet Communist Nazi Plato Distrust Chasing Heidegger Anti Communist

Author:Claude Simon

“Alister McGrath has now written two books with my name in the title. The poet W. B. Yeats, when asked to say something about bad poets who made a living by parasitizing him, wrote the splendid line, 'was there ever dog that praised his fleas?”

Made Two Book Names Lines Written Dog Poet Titles Splendid Fleas Yeats

Author:Richard Dawkins