Patrick Kavanagh

Poet Irish 1904 – 1967

Irish poet and novelist known for rural themes.

432 quotes

"Science explains how, poetry explains why"
Science
"War is the failure of imagination"
War
"Motivation fades, but discipline carries you through"
Motivation
"Inspiration is ninety percent observation and ten percent expression"
Inspiration
"Relationships are mirrors in which we see ourselves truly"
Relationships
"Technology is a tool that amplifies what we already are"
Technology
"Politics is the art of deciding whose suffering matters"
Politics
"The deepest truth is often the simplest"
Truth
"Love multiplies when divided among many"
Love
"The surest path to happiness is accepting what you cannot change"
Happiness
"A single act of courage creates permission for others"
Courage
"Life teaches those willing to remain perpetual students"
Education
"Nature is the oldest teacher of human nature"
Nature
"The only freedom worth having is the freedom to be yourself"
Freedom
"Art is the voice of those without power"
Art
"Death is simply the final punctuation in a meaningful sentence"
Death
"Creativity is intelligence having fun"
Creativity
"The measure of success is peace in one's own heart"
Success
"Wisdom is knowing what questions to ask"
Wisdom
"Beauty breaks through in moments we weren't expecting it"
Beauty
"Knowledge without compassion becomes tyranny"
Knowledge
"Time is the only currency that matters"
Time
"Faith grows in the darkness, not in the light"
Faith
"The cruelest lies are the ones we tell ourselves"
Truth
"Leadership is the burden of seeing what others cannot"
Leadership
"Work that doesn't feed your soul is merely employment"
Work
"Dreams deferred become nightmares we carry"
Dreams
"Laughter is the sound of acceptance breaking through denial"
Humor
"Music teaches us what words fail to convey"
Music
"Justice is the dream we haven't yet learned to live"
Justice