For axioms in philosophy are not axioms until they are proved upon our…

John Keats
228 citations
For axioms in philosophy are not axioms until they are proved upon our pulses. ✨ Letter to J. H. Reynolds, 3 May 1818, in H. E. Rollins (ed.) 'The Letters of John Keats' (1958) vol. 1, p. 279
Philosophy
26

More Author Quotes

I find I cannot exist without Poetry ✨ John Keats (2015). The Complete Poetry of John Keats: Ode on a Grecian Urn + Ode to a Nightingale + Hyperion + Endymion + The Eve of St. Agnes + Isabella + Ode … ▶
I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for their religion-- I have shuddered at it, I shudder no more. I could be martyred for my religion. Love is my religion and I could die for that. I … ▶
it struck me what quality went to form a Man of Achievement, especially in Literature, and which Shakespeare possessed so enormously - I mean Negative Capability, that is, when a man is capable of be … ▶
Already with thee! tender is the night. . . But here there is no light. . . ✨ 1820 Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes and Other Poems,'Ode to a Nightingale', stanza 4.
Music's golden tongue Flatter'd to tears this aged man and poor. ✨ John Keats (2010). Bright Star: The Complete Poems and Selected Letters, p.224, Random House

For axioms in philosophy are not axioms until they are proved upon our pulses. ✨ Letter to J. H. Reynolds, 3 May 1818, in H. E. Rollins (ed.) 'The Letters of John Keats' (1958) vol. 1, p. 279

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes