Stephen Vincent Benet Quotes

A collection of quotes by Stephen Vincent Benet.

Stephen Vincent Benét (1898-1943) was an American poet, novelist, and short-story writer. Born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, he showed an early talent for writing and began publishing his poetry at the age of 17. Benét's most famous work is the narrative poem "John Brown's Body," which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1929. He also wrote the widely acclaimed short story "The Devil and Daniel Webster." Throughout his career, Benét explored themes of American history, culture, and the human condition. His powerful storytelling and rich imagery continue to captivate readers to this day.

Its a Story they tell in the border country, where Massachus

Its a Story they tell in the border country, where Massachusetts joins Vermont and New Hampshire. Yes, Danl Websters deador, at least, they buried him. But every time theres a thunderstorm around Marshfield, they say you can hear his rolling voice in the hollows of the sky. And they say that if you go to his grave and speak loud and clear, Danl WebsterDanl Webster! the groundll begin to shiver and the trees begin to shake. And after a while youll hear a deep voice saying, Neighbor, how stands the Union? Then you better answer the Union stands as she stood, rock-bottomed and copper-sheathed, one and indivisible, or hes liable to rear right out of the ground. At least, thats what I was told when I was a youngster.

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But not the first Illusion, the new earth, The march upon th

But not the first Illusion, the new earth, The march upon the solitary fire,The casting of the dice of death and birthAgainst a giant, for a blind desire,The stream uncrossed, the promise still untried,The metal sleeping in the mountainside.

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Honesty is as rare as a man without self-pity.

Honesty is as rare as a man without self-pity.

Stephen Vincent Benet

Honesty

Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, da

Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways.

Stephen Vincent Benet

Life

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

Stephen Vincent Benet

Power

Grant us a common faith that man shall know bread and peacet

Grant us a common faith that man shall know bread and peacethat he shall know justice and righteousness, freedom and security, an equal opportunity and an equal chance to do his best not only in our own lands, but throughout the world. And in that faith let us march toward the clean world our hands can make.

Stephen Vincent Benet


Dreaming men are haunted men.

Dreaming men are haunted men.

Stephen Vincent Benet

Dreams