Author: W. H. Auden

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It takes little talent to see what lies under one's nose, a good deal to know in what direction to point that organ.

It takes little talent to see what lies under one's nose, a good deal to know in what direction to point that organ.

- W. H. Auden

You owe it to all of us all get on with what you're good at.

You owe it to all of us all get on with what you're good at.

- W. H. Auden

If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving be me.

If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving be me.

- W. H. Auden

God bless the USA, so large, so friendly, and so rich.

God bless the USA, so large, so friendly, and so rich.

- W. H. Auden

History is, strictly speaking, the study of questions; the study of answers belongs to anthropology and sociology.

History is, strictly speaking, the study of questions; the study of answers belongs to anthropology and sociology.

- W. H. Auden

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

- W. H. Auden

'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'

'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'

- W. H. Auden

A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.

A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.

- W. H. Auden

Art is born of humiliation.

Art is born of humiliation.

- W. H. Auden

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