Muse/origins

Famous quotes containing the words muse and/or origins:

“There is no architect
Can build as the Muse can;
She is skilful to select
Materials for her plan.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

“Lucretius
Sings his great theory of natural origins and of wise conduct; Plato
smiling carves dreams, bright cells
Of incorruptible wax to hive the Greek honey.”
—Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962)