Poetry Philosophy Quotes

“Poetry is related to philosophy as experience is related to empirical science. Experience makes us acquainted with the phenomenon in the particular and by means of examples, science embraces the whole of phenomena by means of general conceptions. So poetry seeks to make us acquainted with the Platonic Ideas through the particular and by means of examples. Philosophy aims at teaching, as a whole and in general, the inner nature of things which expresses itself in these. One sees even here that poetry bears more the character of youth, philosophy that of old age.”
― Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation, Volume I

“Our bodies are the canvas of our emotions, and most often, we let the world paint it.”
― Natasha Potter

“We were once great boulders,"
said the sand to the sea,

"Mighty and steadfast
in our registry…

‘Till wind and time came calling
to bring about our falling…”
― M. P. Ceran

“You are free to come, you are free to go.
You are free to stay, you are free to leave.
You are free to say yes, you are free to say no.
You are free to rejoice, you are free to mourn.
You are free to keep on, you are free to cease.
You are free to return, you are free to turn.
You are free to embrace, you are free to let go.
You are free to hold on, you are free to move on.
You are free.”
― Becky M. R.

“You are free to come, you are free to go.
You are free to stay, you are free to leave.
You are free to say yes, you are free to say no.
You are free to rejoice, you are free to mourn.
You are free to keep on, you are free to stop.
You are free to return, you are free to turn.
You are free to embrace, you are free to let go.
You are free to hold on, you are free to move on.
You are free.”
― Becky M. R.