The Wisdom Letter #048

5 quotes from T. S. Eliot (1888–1965)

✹ For today's Wisdom Letter, we have carefully curated five bite-sized quotes from the poet and essayist, T. S. Eliot (1888–1965).

Quote № 01:

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

— T. S. Eliot

Quote № 02:

“Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal; bad poets deface what they take, and good poets make it into something better, or at least something different.”

— T. S. Eliot

Quote № 03:

“Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.”

— T. S. Eliot

Quote № 04:

“A good poet will usually borrow from authors remote in time, or alien in language, or diverse in interest.”

— T. S. Eliot

Quote № 05:

“The number of people with any criteria for distinguishing between good and evil is very small.”

— T. S. Eliot

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✺ Today’s Questions

Three philosophical questions to foster your curiosity:

Question № 01:

Can poetry truly capture the essence of human emotion, or does it merely provide a fleeting glimpse into the depths of our psyche?

Question № 02:

Are good and evil absolute concepts, or do they exist on a spectrum influenced by cultural, societal, and individual perspectives?

Question № 03:

Do the constraints of language limit the ability of poetry to convey complex ideas and emotions, or do they serve as catalysts for creativity?

✽ Thank you for reading today’s Wisdom Letter.

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