"As I live and am a man, this is an unexaggerated tale - my dreams become the substances of my life."
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Quotes by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) stands as a monumental figure in English literature, renowned for his profound contributions to the Romantic movement. Born in Devon, England, Coleridge’s poetic genius emerged through works such as "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and "Kubla Khan," which explore the depths of human emotion and imagination. His innovative use of language and exploration of nature and the supernatural left an indelible mark on poetry and philosophy, influencing countless writers and thinkers, ensuring his legacy endures to this day.
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"Sympathy constitutes friendship; but in love there is a sort of antipathy, or opposing passion. Each strives to be the other, and both together make up one whole."
Samuel Taylor Coleridge"The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little, soon forgotten charities of a kiss or a smile, a kind look or heartfelt compliment."
Samuel Taylor Coleridge"No mind is thoroughly well organized that is deficient in a sense of humor."
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"Works of imagination should be written in very plain language; the more purely imaginative they are the more necessary it is to be plain."
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"The most happy marriage I can picture or imagine to myself would be the union of a deaf man to a blind woman."
Samuel Taylor Coleridge"All sympathy not consistent with acknowledged virtue is but disguised selfishness."
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"Swans sing before they die - 'twere no bad thing should certain persons die before they sing."
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry; that is, prose = words in their best order; - poetry = the best words in the best order."
Samuel Taylor Coleridge