"Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish action." ― Thomas B. Macaulay Topic(s): Poetry More From Thomas B. Macaulay "As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines." "We hold that the most wonderful and splendid proof of genius is a great poem produced in a civilized age." "Perhaps no person can be a poet, or even enjoy poetry, without a certain unsoundness of mind." More In Poetry "The political health of Britain has deteriorated very sharply. The Conservative Party must do something about it. I am the man to do it."― Kenneth Clarke "Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during the moment."― Carl Sandburg "Poetry is its own medium; it’s very different than writing prose. Poetry can talk in an imagistic sense, it has particular ways of catching an environment."― Story Musgrave