robert Frost

“A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.”

“A jury consists of twelve people chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.”

“A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.”

“All the fun's in how you say a thing.”

“Americans are like a rich father who wishes he knew how to give his son the hardships that made him rich.”

“An idea is a feat of association.”

“By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be a boss and work twelve hours a day.”

“Don't be agnostic--be something.”

“Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.”

“Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense.”

“Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.”

“I never dared be radical when young

For fear it would make me conservative when old.”

“I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power.”

“I'm not the teacher, but an awakener.”

“In three words I can sum up everything that I have learned about life. It goes on.”

“The best things and best people rise out of their separateness; I'm against a homogenized society because I want the cream to rise.”

“The best way out is always through.”

“The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.”

“The middle of the road is where the white line is--and that's the worst place to drive.”

“The style is the man. Rather say the style is the way the man takes himself. If it with outer seriousness, it must be with inner humor. If it is with outer humor, it must be with inner seriousness.”

“The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, and the rest willing to let them.”

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.”  (The Road Not Taken)

“When I was young, I was so interested in baseball that my family was afraid I’d waste my life and be a pitcher. Later, they were afraid I’d waste my life and be a poet…. They were right.” 

“Why abandon a belief merely because it ceases to be true? Cling to it long enough and... it will turn true again, for so it goes. Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor.”

“Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.”