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Charles Tomlinson Quotes

English poet and academic (d. 2015), Birth: 8-1-1927
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The boughs of the oak are roaring inside the acorn.
Charles Tomlinson

2.
Any critic of Cezanne who described him as a painter of country scenes would be moving in the wrong direction. You must begin with the question of style . . .
Charles Tomlinson

3.
The cool blade Severs between coolness, apple-rind Compelling a recognition.
Charles Tomlinson

4.
In all pursuits men complain of failure when they have not attained the measure of success they proposed to themselves.
Charles Tomlinson

5.
To many men, moderate success is only another aspect of failure.
Charles Tomlinson

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False zeal is every day bringing true zeal into disrepute.
Charles Tomlinson

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There are portraits and still-lifes And the first, because 'human' Does not excel the second
Charles Tomlinson