Poetry is a sword of lightning, ever unsheathed, which consumes the scabbard that would contain it. Percy Bysshe Shelley consumelightningpoetry Change image and share on social
The man of virtuous soul commands not, nor obeys. Percy Bysshe Shelley commandmanobey Change image and share on social
Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world. Percy Bysshe Shelley legislatorpoetunacknowledged Change image and share on social
When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid - in which case all comment is superfluous - or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem. Percy Bysshe Shelley casecommentcrux share on social
Love is free; to promise for ever to love the same woman is not less absurd than to promise to believe the same creed; such a vow in both cases excludes us from all inquiry. Percy Bysshe Shelley absurdcasecreed Change image and share on social
Change is certain. Peace is followed by disturbances; departure of evil men by their return. Such recurrences should not constitute occasions for sadness but realities for awareness, so that one may be happy in the interim. Percy Bysshe Shelley awarenesschangeconstitute share on social
Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds. Percy Bysshe Shelley happymindmoment Change image and share on social
War is the statesman's game, the priest's delight, the lawyer's jest, the hired assassin's trade. Percy Bysshe Shelley assassindelightgame Change image and share on social
A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place of another and of many others; the pains and pleasures of his species must become his own. Percy Bysshe Shelley comprehensivelygoodgreatly Change image and share on social
Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted. Percy Bysshe Shelley beautifuldistortmake Change image and share on social
