Quote by Samuel Beckett

Poets are the sense, philosophers the intelligence of humanity.

Poets are the sense, philosophers the intelligence of humani

Summary

This quote highlights the different contributions of poets and philosophers to the understanding of humanity. Poets are portrayed as individuals who use their sensory perception and emotions to bring a deeper understanding of human experiences, feelings, and truths. On the other hand, philosophers are depicted as intellectuals who rely on reason and intellect to explore abstract concepts, theories, and the underlying principles of the human condition. Together, poets and philosophers contribute to a comprehensive understanding of humanity, with poets offering a unique perspective on the human experience and philosophers providing theoretical frameworks for analysis and interpretation.

Topics

By Samuel Beckett

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

When I was producing on my own, I was doing it in order to -

When I was producing on my own, I was doing it in order to - in a very patriarchal entertainment industry, let alone planet - very much hell-bent on trying to prove to myself, if nothing else, that I could do it as a woman.

Alanis Morissette

A man can't ride your back unless it's bent.

A man can't ride your back unless it's bent.

Martin Luther King Jr.

I'm convinced I got signed because of who I am. And it makes

I'm convinced I got signed because of who I am. And it makes me sad.

When God wants to speak and deal with us, he does not avail

When God wants to speak and deal with us, he does not avail himself of an angel but of parents, or the pastor, or of our neighbor.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Government has an obligation not to inhibit the collection a

Government has an obligation not to inhibit the collection and dissemination of news. Im convinced that if reporters should ever lose the right to protect the confidentiality of their sources then serious investigative reporting will simply dry up. The kind of resourceful, probing journalism that first exposed most of the serious scandals, corruption and injustice in our nations history would simply disappear. And let me tell you, reading about ones failings in the daily papers is one of the privileges of high office in this free country of ours.

Nelson Rockefeller

The secret of popular writing is never to put more on a give

The secret of popular writing is never to put more on a given page than the common reader can lap off it with no strain whatsoever on his habitually slack attention.

Authors & Writing

I just moved into a new house, so I love spending time at ho

I just moved into a new house, so I love spending time at home. Everything for me is all about self-care because I really feel that if I'm at my best, than I'm able to come to my job and really be feeling the best, so if I'm not working out or going on a hike, than I'm at home recharging and cooking dinner and hanging out with my cat.

The art of living does not consist in preserving and clingin

The art of living does not consist in preserving and clinging to a particular mode of happiness. but in allowing happiness to change its form without being disappointed the change; happiness, like a child, must be allowed to grow Up.

There is something akin to freedom in having a lover who has

There is something akin to freedom in having a lover who has no control over you, except that which he gains by kindness and attachment.

Harriet Ann Jacobs

I think there's something great and generic about goldfish.

I think there's something great and generic about goldfish. They're everybody's first pet.

The condition of being forgiven is self-abandonment. The pro

The condition of being forgiven is self-abandonment. The proud man prefers self-reproach, however painful --because the reproached self isn't abandoned; it remains intact.

All my concerts had no sounds in them they were completely s

All my concerts had no sounds in them they were completely silent. People had to make up their own music in their minds!