Poetry is the elder sister of history, the mother of language, the ancestress of civilization. Orson F. Whitney ancestresscivilizationelder Change image and share on social
Poetry is that sentiment of the soul, or faculty of the mind, which enables its possessor to appreciate and realize the heights and depths of human experience. It is the power to feel pleasure or suffer pain in all its exquisiteness and intensity. Orson F. Whitney depthenableexperience share on social
Sound moral principle is the only sure evidence of strength, the only firm foundation of greatness and perpetuity. Where this is lacking, no man's character is strong; no nation's life can be lasting. Orson F. Whitney characterevidencefirm Change image and share on social