Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Poet Critic English 1772 – 1834

English Romantic poet and author of Kubla Khan.

379 quotes

"Art is the intermediary between unmanifest and manifest worlds."
Art
"Every man carries within his heart a wilderness and a forest."
Nature
"The most profound truths are often found in simplicity."
Truth
"Gratitude is the heart's memory."
Gratitude
"Adventure lies not in distant lands but in the depths of one's own mind."
Adventure
"Technology is a tool; wisdom is in knowing how to use it."
Technology
"The pursuit of happiness is worthier than happiness itself."
Happiness
"Success comes to those who unite effort with intention."
Success
"In the depths of winter I find there is an invincible summer."
Hope
"The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken."
Change
"Life is a journey, not a destination."
Life
"The freedom to think is the foundation of all other freedoms."
Freedom
"War is the art of destroying the very thing one claims to protect."
War
"Politics is the art of the possible, not the impossible."
Politics
"In the depth of winter comes the triumph of spring."
Perseverance
"Death is the final privacy of man."
Death
"Imagination is more important than knowledge because knowledge is limited."
Imagination
"The best teachers illuminate, they do not imitate."
Education
"Health is a state of complete well-being, not merely the absence of disease."
Health
"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart."
Beauty
"Inspiration exists, but it must find you working."
Inspiration
"The obstacles you face are opportunities in disguise."
Motivation
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Kindness
"To be wise, one must learn to listen."
Wisdom
"The worth of a life is not measured in years but in moments of truth."
Life
"Solitude is the nurse of all true greatness."
Solitude
"The only real failure is the failure to begin."
Success
"Love is the bridge between two souls."
Love
"In darkness we find the stars of our own making."
Hope
"The mind, once enlightened, cannot return to darkness."
Knowledge