“To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man's life.”

— T.S. Eliot

Source: The Use of Poetry and the Use of Criticism

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20th century English author 1888–1965

T.S. Eliot quote: “To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man's life.”

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