the danger of wisdom

The danger of wisdom Jack Gilbert (1925-2012) We learn to live without passion. To be reasonable. We go hungry amid the giant granaries this world is. We store up plenty for when we are old and mild. It is our strength that deprives us. Like Keats listening to the doctor who said the best thing for tuberculosis was to eat only one slice of bread and a fragment of fish each day....

July 28, 2024 · 2 min · un01s