"Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain." ― Marcus Tullius Cicero Topic(s): Poetry Tags: great, power More From Marcus Tullius Cicero "Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive." "The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct." "Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason." More In Poetry "Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo."― Don Marquis "My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity."― Wilfred Owen "I don’t think the creative writing industry has helped American poetry."― Robert Morgan