/lit/ - Literature

what poem/s do you like to recite to yourself?

>Every phrase and every sentence is an end and a beginning,
Every poem an epitaph. And any action
Is a step to the block, to the fire, down the sea's throat
Or to an illegible stone: and that is where we start.
We die with the dying:
See, they depart, and we go with them.
We are born with the dead:
See, they return, and bring us with them.
The moment of the rose and the moment of the yew-tree
Are of equal duration. A people without history
Is not redeemed from time, for history is a pattern
Of timeless moments. So, while the light fails
On a winter's afternoon, in a secluded chapel
History is now and England.
With the drawing of this Love and the voice of this Calling
We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.

Humility makes other people feel safe around you, arrogance betrays that you're insecure and perhaps not worth knowing, and pride is inspiring but often intimidating.

Around most regular folks it pays to be humble. For others it is sign of weakness

>>6814048
Good post

>>6813714
Progress is relative to the values of your community. Values change over time.

Progress is a spook