Edgar Allan Poe

Poet Critic American 1809 – 1849

American poet and critic, pioneer of detective fiction.

384 quotes

"Truth is the foundation upon which all wisdom must be built."
Knowledge
"The imagination is ever the source of profoundest thoughts."
Creativity
"History teaches us that humanity makes the same mistakes with remarkable regularity."
History
"The man of action is often the slave to circumstance; the man of thought is ever his master."
Leadership
"Work without purpose is merely the motion of a corpse."
Work
"Adventure awaits those bold enough to abandon the comfortable."
Adventure
"Money is the root cause of most unhappiness in human affairs."
Money
"Health of mind requires the pursuit of beauty in all its forms."
Health
"The future belongs to those who can imagine it vividly enough."
Imagination
"War is the most perfect expression of human folly."
War
"Motivation without desperation is mere fantasy."
Motivation
"Inspiration strikes the prepared mind, not the idle."
Inspiration
"All relationships are at their core a negotiation between two solitudes."
Relationships
"Solitude is not the absence of companionship but the presence of oneself."
Solitude
"The universe punishes the arrogant and rewards the humble."
Philosophy
"Our greatest enemy wears the face we see in the mirror."
"To be a genius is to be utterly alone."
Creativity
"The educated mind is forever restless."
Education
"Knowledge without imagination is barren."
Knowledge
"Time is the greatest thief of all human ambitions."
Time
"The truth, however painful, is always preferable to a comfortable lie."
Truth
"Freedom is the oxygen upon which the spirit breathes."
Freedom
"Peace is the rarest commodity in the human experience."
Peace
"Nature reveals the face of God to those willing to observe."
Nature
"The artist's curse is seeing beauty in all suffering."
Art
"Science explores the exterior; poetry explores the interior of existence."
Science
"Music speaks to the soul in languages reason cannot comprehend."
Music
"Faith is the luxury of those unburdened by thought."
Faith
"Leadership demands that one be willing to walk alone."
Leadership
"Work is the antidote to despair."
Work