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Carl Sandburg quotes

American Poet January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967

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Carl Sandburg quote: "Why does a hearse horse snicker, hauling a lawyer away?"
Why does a hearse horse snicker, hauling a lawyer away? Carl Sandburg
Here is the difference between Dante, Milton, and me. They wrote about hell and never saw the place. I wrote about Chicago after looking the town over for years and years. Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg quote: "A man may be born, but in order to be born he must first die,..."
A man may be born, but in order to be born he must first die, and in order to die he must first awake. Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg quote: "The past is a bucket of ashes"
The past is a bucket of ashes Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg quote: "I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes."
I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes. Carl Sandburg
I have often wondered what it is an old building can do to you when you happen to know a little about things that went on long ago in that building. Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg quote: "Our lives are like a candle in the wind."
Our lives are like a candle in the wind. Carl Sandburg
It is necessary ... for a man to go away by himself ... to sit on a rock ... and ask, 'Who am I, where have I been, and where am I going? Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg quote: "My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captivein the..."
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captivein the universe. Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg quote: "I decided I would go to Chicago and try my luck as a writer..."
I decided I would go to Chicago and try my luck as a writer after those eight months as a fireman. Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg quote: "Where was I going? I puzzled and wondered about it til I..."
Where was I going? I puzzled and wondered about it til I actually enjoyed the puzzlement and wondering. Carl Sandburg
Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes. And those having it in one test never know for sure if they will have it when the next test comes. Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg quote: "Blowing, Blowing. The gray slabs. Will lose youthe winds will..."
Blowing, Blowing. The gray slabs. Will lose youthe winds will flick you away. In a whiff Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg quote: "I couldn't see myself filling some definite niche in what is..."
I couldn't see myself filling some definite niche in what is called a career. This was all misty. Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg quote: "There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a..."
There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud. Carl Sandburg

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