Benjamin Defeated

Famous quotes containing the words benjamin and/or defeated:

    “Living substance conquers the frenzy of destruction only in the ecstasy of procreation.”
    —Walter Benjamin (1892–1940)

    “The poet is he who fights on the passionate
    Side and whoever loses he wins; when he
    Is defeated it is hard to say who wins....”
    —Allen Tate (1899–1979)