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Ezra Pound Quotes

Ezra Pound quotes

American Poet October 30, 1885 – November 1, 1972

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Ezra Pound quote: "Any general statement is like a check drawn on a bank. Its..."
Any general statement is like a check drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it. Ezra Pound
Ezra Pound quote: "Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its..."
Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it. Ezra Pound
If the individual, or heretic, gets hold of some essential truth, or sees some error in the system being practiced, he commits so many marginal errors himself that he is worn out before he can establish his point. Ezra Pound
Things have ends (or scopes) and beginnings. To/ know what precedes and what follows will assist yr/ comprehension of process. Ezra Pound
Ezra Pound quote: "Speak against unconscious oppression, Speak against the..."
Speak against unconscious oppression, Speak against the tyranny of the unimaginative, Speak against bonds. Ezra Pound
Ezra Pound quote: "Nothing written for pay is worth printing. Only what has been..."
Nothing written for pay is worth printing. Only what has been written against the market. Ezra Pound
Ezra Pound quote: "Adolf Hitler was a Jeanne d'Arc, a saint. He was a martyr...."
Adolf Hitler was a Jeanne d'Arc, a saint. He was a martyr. Like many martyrs, he held extreme views. Ezra Pound
Ezra Pound quote: "If a nation's literature declines, the nation atrophies and..."
If a nation's literature declines, the nation atrophies and decays. Ezra Pound
Literature does not exist in a vacuum. Writers as such have a definite social function exactly proportional to their ability as writers. This is their main use. Ezra Pound
Ezra Pound quote: "And round about there is a rabble. Of the filthy, sturdy,..."
And round about there is a rabble. Of the filthy, sturdy, unkillable infants of the very poor. They shall inherit the earth. Ezra Pound
Ezra Pound quote: "Literature is news that stays news."
Literature is news that stays news. Ezra Pound
Ezra Pound quote: "Literature is news which stays news."
Literature is news which stays news. Ezra Pound
Ezra Pound quote: "Genius... is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary..."
Genius... is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary man sees one. Ezra Pound
Ezra Pound quote: "A man of genius has a right to any mode of expression."
A man of genius has a right to any mode of expression. Ezra Pound
Ezra Pound quote: "A general loathing of a gang or sect usually has some sound..."
A general loathing of a gang or sect usually has some sound basis in instinct. Ezra Pound

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