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T. S. Eliot Quotes

To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man's life. - T. S. Eliot (The Use of Poetry and the Use of Criticism Quotes)

To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man’s life.

Source:The Use of Poetry and the Use of Criticism (ed. Faber & Faber, 1933), I. Introduction, Page 13
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  • Name: T. S. Eliot
  • Profession: Poet, Writer
  • Born: September 26, 1888 - January 4, 1965
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