"The office of poetry is not to make us think accurately, but feel truly." ― Frederick William Robertson Topic(s): Poetry More From Frederick William Robertson "A silent man is easily reputed wise. A man who suffers none to see him in the common jostle and undress of life, easily gathers round him a mysterious veil of unknown sanctity, and men honor him for a saint. The unknown is always wonderful." "We win by tenderness. We conquer by forgiveness." "The true aim of everyone who aspires to be a teacher should be, not to impart his own opinions, but to kindle minds." More In Poetry "In Australia, not reading poetry is the national pastime."― Phyllis McGinley "The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity."― George Oppen "Superstition is the poetry of life."― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe