#wisdom

"2 Rules on Becoming a Good Poet [10w] Rule#1: Never write shitty poetry.Rule#2: Never forget Rule #1."

"Talented [10w] Being called talented brings with it more hatred than applause."

"As Dead As "Nothing's changed at my place of birth.It is as dead as I remember leaving it."

"For this is Wisdom; to love, to liveTo take what fate, or the Gods may give.To ask no question, to make no prayer,To kiss the lips and caress the hair,Speed passion's ebb as you greet its flowTo have, -to hold -and -in time, -let go!"

"There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."

"The Pompous Psychopomp Its your charge to provide me safe passage to the afterlife,to be a midwife to my dying.Any yet, you hover there, judging me,putting on airs, you supercilious whip-poor-will.You're an embarrassment to nightjars everywhere.Now do your fucking job and take me to hell ~which I guess has already begun,judging by your shitty escort service."

"The life you have left is a gift. Cherish it. Enjoy it now, to the fullest. Do what matters, now."

"Baxter knows a lot more than I do, I told her.Yes, said Baxter, but I will never tell people all of it."

"Income Tax [10w] A man's income tax return measures his integrity and stupidity."

"And someone, somewhere, was having an even worse time of it than me. I tried to keep that in mind. No matter how crappy your life, someone will probably beat you in the my-life-is-crap category. Not that I don't let myself whine a little now and then, but sometimes it's good to keep your misery in perspective"

"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."

"The wisest are the most annoyed at the loss of time."

"With any new business deal, don’t think about how much you can afford to get—think about how much you can afford to give. A spirit of giving will allow you to get."

"The pleasures arising from thinking and learning will make us think and learn all the more. 1153a 23"

"Poetry and art nourish the soul of the world with the flavor-filled substances of beauty, wisdom and truth."

"To Trend or Not to Trend I've had a thousand trending poems,they were rarely my best.Evoking empathy and shared feelingis the poet's only true test."

"If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it."

"Who we were and who we are are four different people, and the me from now doesn't relate to the me from then, let alone to the you from now."

"I think I got a lot of life skills; I got a lot of wisdom; I've seen a lot of bad things happen to a lot of good people."

"Just remember this, my girl, when you look up in the sky you can see the stars and still not see the light."