Praise or blame has but a momentary effect on the man whose love of beauty in the abstract makes hi

Praise or blame has but a momentary effect on the man whose love of beauty in the abstract makes him a severe critic on his own works.

Author: John Keats

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I am in that temper that if I were under water I would scarcely kick to come to the top.

I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart's affections and the truth of imagination.

Philosophy will clip an angel's wings.

Here lies one whose name was writ in water.

The only way to escape the corruptible effect of praise is to go on working.

Love is when two people know everything about each other and are still friends.

I love to travel, but hate to arrive.

In my sex fantasy, nobody ever loves me for my mind.