The poet does not fear death, not because he believes in the fantasy of heroes, but because death constantly visits his thoughts and is thus an image of a serene dialogue.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
He passes from lyric to epic poetry in order to speak about the world and the torment in the world through man, rationally and emotionally. The poet then becomes a danger.
Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his people.
Why fear death? It is the most beautiful adventure in life.
He that fears death loses the joys of life.
For some odd reason, the expression 'death of a poet' always sounds somewhat more concrete than 'life of a poet.'
I still believe many poets begin in fear and hope: fear that the poetic past will turn out to be a monologue rather than a conversation. And hope that their voice can be heard as that past turns into a future.
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
He who doesn't fear death dies only once.
Death is the mother of Beauty; hence from her, alone, shall come fulfillment to our dreams and our desires.
The tortures of present death disturb him not, but the recollection of his fall, fills him with a holy sorrow.
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