T.S. Eliot Quotes

A collection of quotes by T.S. Eliot.

T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) was an influential American-born British poet, playwright, and literary critic. Regarded as one of the most important figures in modernist literature, Eliot's works, including "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" (1915) and "The Waste Land" (1922), revolutionized poetic form and content. His poetry exhibits themes of disillusionment, spiritual despair, and the fragmented nature of modern existence. As a critic, he championed a more traditional and conservative approach to literature. Eliot received numerous accolades throughout his career, notably winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948.

I said to my soul, be still and wait without hope, for hope

I said to my soul, be still and wait without hope, for hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love, for love would be love of the wrong thing; there is yet faith, but the faith and the love are all in the waiting. Wait without thought, for you are not ready for thought: So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.

Meditation Inspirational

To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to cont

To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man's life.

We had the experience but missed the meaning. And approach t

We had the experience but missed the meaning. And approach to the meaning restores the experience in a different form.

We shall not cease from explorationAnd the end of all our ex

We shall not cease from explorationAnd the end of all our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time.

Wisdom Life Poetry Life Experience Self Discovery

There is one order of beauty which seems made to turn heads.

There is one order of beauty which seems made to turn heads. It is a beauty like that of kittens, or very small downy ducks making gentle rippling noises with their soft bills, or babies just beginning to toddle.