331 Quotes by Ezra Pound

The real trouble with war is that it gives no one a chance to kill the right people.

If a man isn't willing to take some risk for his opinions, either his opinions are no good or he's no good

La gran literatura no es más que el lenguaje cargado de sentido hasta el grado máximo que sea posible.

A slave is one who waits for someone else to free him.

Winter is icummen in,Lhude sing Goddamm,Raineth drop and staineth slopAnd how the wind doth ramm!Sing: Goddamm.Skiddeth bus and sloppeth us,An ague hath my ham.Freezeth river, turneth liverDamn you, sing: Goddamm.Goddamm, Goddamm, tis why I am,Goddamm.So 'gainst the winter's balmSing Goddamm, damm, sing GoddammSing Goddamm, sing Goddamm,DAMM.

Never ", said Winston to his cousin" waste time making munitions.Be a GUN, and shoot other's munitions.Don't waste time having ideas."(cousin deeply impressed..butdid not achieve lasting preeminence)

Love thou thy dreamAll base love scorning,Love thou the windAnd here take warningThat dreams alone can truly be,For 'tis in dream I come to thee.Ezra Pound, The Songtrad. Ungaretti:Ama il tuo sogno Ama il tuo sognoOgni inferiore amore disprezzando,Il vento amaEd accorgiti quiChe i sogni solo possono veramente essere,Perciò in sogno a raggiungerti m’avvio.

I once saw a small child go to an electric light switch as say, "Mamma, can I open the light?" She was using the age-old language of exploration, the language of art. It was a sort of metaphor, but she was not using it as ornamentation.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.