But One Sound Always Rose

The Second Fundamental Feature Of Culture Is That All Culture Has An Element Of Striving.

An Aristocratic Culture Does Not Advertise Its Emotions. In Its Forms Of Expression It Is Sober And Reserved. Its General Attitude Is Stoic.

No Other Discipline Has Its Portals So Wide Open To The General Public As History.

Whether The Aim Is In Heaven Or On Earth, Wisdom Or Wealth, The Essential Condition Of Its Pursuit And Attainment Is Always Security And Order.

If A Serious Statement Is Defined As One That May Be Made In Terms Of Waking Life, Poetry Will Never Rise To The Level Of Seriousness. It Lies Beyond Seriousness, On That More Primitive And Original Level Where The Child, The Animal, The Savage, And The Seer Belong, In The Region Of Dream, Enchantment, Ecstasy, Laughter. To Understand Poetry We Must Be Capable Of Donning The Child's Soul Like A Magic Cloak And Of Forsaking Man's Wisdom For The Child's.