Quote by John Keats

Poetry should be great and unobtrusive, a thing which enters into one's soul, and does not startle it or amaze it with itself, but with its subject.

Poetry should be great and unobtrusive, a thing which enters

Summary

This quote emphasizes the essence of poetry: it should be powerful yet humble, quietly slipping into one's soul. Rather than overwhelming with its own brilliance, it should astonish the reader with the depth and significance of its subject matter. The quote highlights the importance of focusing on the content and message of poetry rather than the flamboyance and showmanship of the poet's technique. The true power of poetry lies in its ability to touch and resonate with the reader's innermost being without being ostentatious or overwhelming in its presentation.

Topics

Poetry

By John Keats

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we

It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important

Soren Kierkegaard

The hajj is one of the five essential practices of Islam whe

The hajj is one of the five essential practices of Islam when they make the pilgrimage to Mecca, Muslims ritually act out the central principles of their faith.

Karen Armstrong

Faith

The mandate you go with is intimidating and also is a source

The mandate you go with is intimidating and also is a source of respect that you gain, because you have come with this mandate from the United Nations.

Lakhdar Brahimi

Respect

The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commi

The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil.

Good

The future is a hundred thousand threads, but the past is a

The future is a hundred thousand threads, but the past is a fabric that can never be rewoven.

Orson Scott Card

Future

And so we take a holiday, a vacation, to gain release from t

And so we take a holiday, a vacation, to gain release from this bondage for a space, to stand back from the rush of things and breathe again. But a holiday is a respite, not a cure. The more we need holidays, the more certain it is that the disease has conquered us and not we it. More and more holidays just to get away from it all is a sure sign of a decaying civilization; it was one of the most obvious marks of the breakdown of the Roman empire. It is a symptom that we haven't learned how to live so as to re-create ourselves in our work instead of being sapped by it. A car should always be charging its battery as it runs. If it simply uses up without putting back, it has to go into dock to be recharged. It is not a sign that we are running particularly well if we are constantly needing to go into dock.

Evelyn Underhill, The Mastery of

Vacations

Play not with paradoxes. That caustic which you handle in or

Play not with paradoxes. That caustic which you handle in order to scorch others may happen to sear your own fingers and make them dead to the quality of things.

Paradox

One of those men who reach such an acute limited excellence

One of those men who reach such an acute limited excellence at twenty-one that everything afterward savors of anti-climax.

Age

Inconsiderate, rude behavior drives me nuts. And I guess the

Inconsiderate, rude behavior drives me nuts. And I guess the inconsiderate rudeness of social ineptitude definitely fuels my work.

Work

Privacy is not something that I'm merely entitled to, it's a

Privacy is not something that I'm merely entitled to, it's an absolute prerequisite.

Privacy

A book should be luminous not voluminous.

A book should be luminous not voluminous.

Christian Nevell Bovee

Authors & Writing

I think that different pleasures work for different readers

I think that different pleasures work for different readers - a friend of mine won't read anything that's not a cardiovascular sort of page-turner. I tend to care less about plot, but I'm a sucker for humor and strangeness.

Humor