William Collins Quotes and Sayings
- Name:
- William Collins (random)
- Books & Videos:
- William Collins Books & Videos
- Type:
- Poet
- Nationality:
- English
- Birth Date / Year:
- December 25, 1721
- Death Date / Year:
- June 12, 1759
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Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior. William Collins | Refcard PDF ↑
- 2
Beloved, till life can charm no more; And mourned, till Pity's self be dead. William Collins | Refcard PDF ↑
- 3
By fairy hands their knell is rung; By forms unseen their dirge is sung. William Collins | Refcard PDF ↑
- 4
How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest! William Collins | Refcard PDF ↑
- 5
I think humor is a very serious thing. I use it as a way of weakening the reader's defenses so that I can more easily take him to something more. William Collins | Refcard PDF ↑
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In numbers warmly pure and sweetly strong. William Collins | Refcard PDF ↑
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Prior to Wordsworth, humor was an essential part of poetry. I mean, they don't call them Shakespeare comedies for nothing. William Collins | Refcard PDF ↑
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When a writer becomes a reader of his or her own work, a lot can go wrong. It's like do-it-yourself dentistry. William Collins | Refcard PDF ↑
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Words like feminism or democracy scare me. They are words with barnacles on them, and you can't see what's underneath. William Collins | Refcard PDF ↑
