I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty. -Edgar Allan Poe Beauty
Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it 'the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul.' The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of 'Artist.' -Edgar Allan Poe Art
There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly to the heart of him who has had frequent occasion to test the paltry friendship and gossamer fidelity of mere Man. -Edgar Allan Poe Friendship
Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it 'the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul.' The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of 'Artist.' -Edgar Allan Poe Nature
The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can be quietly led. -Edgar Allan Poe Time
They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night. -Edgar Allan Poe Imagination
Science has not yet taught us if madness is or is not the sublimity of the intelligence. -Edgar Allan Poe Science
All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry. -Edgar Allan Poe Poetry
To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can himself attain greatness. -Edgar Allan Poe Great
Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears. -Edgar Allan Poe Beauty
All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry. -Edgar Allan Poe Imagination
The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made new, is the hundredth man who is grimly bent on making those dreams come true. -Edgar Allan Poe Hope
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. -Edgar Allan Poe Dreams
All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry. -Edgar Allan Poe Fear
All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry. -Edgar Allan Poe Religion
The death of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world. -Edgar Allan Poe Death
A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this - that offences against Charity are about the only ones which men on their death-beds can be made - not to understand - but to feel - as crime. -Edgar Allan Poe Men
It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to be richest when most superficial. -Edgar Allan Poe Truth
The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can be quietly led. -Edgar Allan Poe Imagination
