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Category: John Ciardi

Intelligence recognizes what has happened. Genius recognizes what will happen.

Genius, Happen, Will

Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old.

Love Is, Young, Excitement

Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope.

Time, Father, Parent

If a man means his writing seriously he must mean to write well. But how can he write well until he learns to see what he has written badly. His progress toward good writing and his recognition of bad writing are bound to unfold at something like the same rate.

writers, writing

You have to fall in love with hanging around words.

words, language

Boys are the cash of war. Whoever said: we’re not free spenders- doesn’t know our like.

Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope.

Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.

painters, painting

Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone.

A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students.

There is nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation.

eat, , drink, , merry

The day will happenwhether or not you get up

day, get-up, happen