457 Quotes by W. H. Auden

The trees encountered on a country stroll Reveal a lot about that country's soul ... A culture is no better than its woods.

The commonest ivory tower is that of the average man, the state of passivity towards experience.

To make one, there must be two.

We are all here on earth to help others.

The Ogre does what ogres can, Deeds quite impossible for Man, But one prize is beyond his reach: The Ogre cannot master speech. About a subjugated plain, Among it's desperate and slain, The Ogre stalks with hands on hips, While drivel gushes from his lips.

Goodness is easier to recognize than to define.

Man is a history-making creature, who can neither repeat his past, nor leave it behind.

All the literati keep An imaginary friend.

There are not many English novels which deserve to be called great: Parade's End is one of them.