Famous quotes containing the words english and/or poets:
“The English are a nation of consummate cant.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“We have been able to have fine poetry in England because the public do not read it, and consequently do not influence it. The public like to insult poets because they are individual, but once they have insulted them, they leave them alone.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)