Ezra Pound

"Poetry is a sort of inspired mathematics."

"Language shapes thought as thought shapes language."

"The past is not dead; it is not even past."

"The money power is the source of all power."

"Virtue lies between extremes."

"The aim of literature is the aim of science."

"To understand the present, one must understand history."

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind."

"Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion but an escape from it."

"Patience is the greatest virtue."

"The artist sees what others cannot yet perceive."

"Criticism is the science of judging works of art."

"Great authors throughout history have never rushed."

"The form cannot be separated from the content."

"The secret of immortality is to be remembered."

"The present is always rooted in the past."

"What matters is that one possesses the power to make changes."

"The goal is not to arrive, but to travel."

"Freedom is the only thing worth having."

"The universal does not exist without the particular."

"The rhythm of art is the rhythm of life itself."

"Great minds have always encountered opposition from mediocre minds."

"The essence of good writing is clarity."

"To understand a culture, one must understand its art."

"The power of poetry is in its ability to move the soul."

"The future belongs to those who can imagine it."

"The purpose of art is to transcend the mundane."

"Good faith is the foundation of civilization."

"The mind is the greatest tool of human advancement."

"The strength of a civilization is measured by its culture."