Quotes by : Carl Sandburg

Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen....

Life is like an onion. You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.

Slang is language which takes off its coat spits on its hands - and goes to work.

To be a good loser is to learn how to win.

All human actions are equivalent... and all are on principle doomed to failure.

Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.

Gather the stars if you wish it soGather the songs and keep them.Gather the faces of women.Gather for....

When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found; they forgot where....

Poetry is an echo asking a shadow to dance.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.