“I have good reason to be content,
for thank God I can read and
perhaps understand Shakespeare to his depths.”
― John Keats (1795-1821)
“Give me books, French wine, fruit, fine weather and a little music played out of doors by somebody I do not know.”
― John Keats (1795-1821)
“I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the Heart's affections and the truth of the Imagination.”
― John Keats (1795-1821)
“Nothing ever becomes real 'til it is experienced.”
― John Keats (1795-1821)
“The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were.”
― John Keats (1795-1821)
“I was never afraid of failure; for I would sooner fail than not be among the greatest.”
― John Keats (1795-1821)
“The only means of strengthening one's intellect is to make up one's mind about nothing -- to let the mind be a thoroughfare for all thoughts.”
― John Keats (1795-1821)
“There is nothing stable in the world; uproar's your only music.”
― John Keats (1795-1821)
“Dancing music, music sad,
Both together, sane and mad…”
― John Keats (1795-1821)
“Life is divine Chaos. It's messy, and it's supposed to be that way.”
― John Keats (1795-1821)