451 Quotes by W.H. Auden

Let me see what I wrote so I know what I think.

A poet must never make a statement simply because it is sounds poetically exciting; he must also believe it to be true.

Politics cannot be a science, because in politics theory and practice cannot be separated, and the sciences depend upon their separation.

Man desires to be free and he desires to feel important. This places him in a dilemma, for the more he emancipates himself from necessity the less important he feels.

Long ago the accusations had begun, And suddenly knew by whom it had been judged.

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

As a rule, it was the pleasure-haters who became unjust.

The only way to spend New Year’s Eve is either quietly with friends or in a brothel. Otherwise when the evening ends and people pair off, someone is bound to be left in tears.

Art is our chief means of breaking bread with the dead.