661 Quotes by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Farewell, farewell! but this I tell To thee, thou Wedding-Guest! He prayeth well, who loveth well Both man and bird and beast.

Swans sing before they die – ’twere no bad thing should certain persons die before they sing.

Our own heart, and not other men’s opinion, forms our true honor.

No man was ever yet a great poet, without being at the same time a profound philosopher.

Until you understand a writer’s ignorance, presume yourself ignorant of his understanding.

Those who best know human nature will acknowledge most fully what a strength light hearted nonsense give to a hard working man.

Nothing can permanently please, which doesn’t contain in itself the reason why it is so, and not otherwise.

To be beloved is all I need, And whom I love, I love indeed.

But I do not doubt that it is beneficial sometimes to contemplate in the mind, as in a picture, the image of a grander and better world; for if the mind grows used to the trivia of daily life, it may dwindle too much and decline altogether into worthless thoughts.