"Our faith in the present dies out long before our faith in the future." ― Ruth Benedict Topic(s): Poetry Tags: faith, present More From Ruth Benedict "I haven’t strength of mind not to need a career." "I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world." "We grow in time to trust the future for our answers." More In Poetry "Poets are soldiers that liberate words from the steadfast possession of definition."― Eli Khamarov "And New York is the most beautiful city in the world? It is not far from it. No urban night is like the night there… Squares after squares of flame, set up and cut into the aether. Here is our poetry, for we have pulled down the stars to our will."― Ezra Pound "I don’t like to boast, but I have probably skipped more poetry than any other person of my age and weight in this country."― Will Cuppy