William Collins Quotes

Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior.
William Collins

Fault, Superior, Mistrust

Beloved, till life can charm no more; And mourned, till Pity's self be dead.
William Collins

Life, Self, Dead

By fairy hands their knell is rung; By forms unseen their dirge is sung.
William Collins

Hands, Fairy, Unseen

How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest!
William Collins

Sleep, Country, Brave

I think humor is a very serious thing. I use it as a way of weakening the reader's defenses so that I can more easily take him to something more.
William Collins

Humor, Him, Serious

In numbers warmly pure and sweetly strong.
William Collins

Strong, Pure, Numbers

Prior to Wordsworth, humor was an essential part of poetry. I mean, they don't call them Shakespeare comedies for nothing.
William Collins

Humor, Poetry, Nothing

When a writer becomes a reader of his or her own work, a lot can go wrong. It's like do-it-yourself dentistry.
William Collins

Work, Wrong, Her

Words like feminism or democracy scare me. They are words with barnacles on them, and you can't see what's underneath.
William Collins

Words, Democracy, Feminism

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Poet

Born: December 25, 1721

Died: June 12, 1759

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