Quotes by John Keats

About John Keats:

John Keats was an English Romantic poet. He was one of the main figures of the second generation of Romantic poets, along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley, despite his work having been in publication for only four years before his death.
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Though a quarrel in the streets is a thing to be hated, the energies displayed in it are fine; the commonest man shows a grace in his quarrel.

John Keats

The Public - a thing I cannot help looking upon as an enemy, and which I cannot address without feelings of hostility.

John Keats

Much have I traveled in the realms of gold, and many goodly states and kingdoms seen.

John Keats

The only means of strengthening one's intellect is to make up one's mind about nothing, to let the mind be a thoroughfare for all thoughts.

John Keats

Whatever the imagination seizes as Beauty must be truth -whether it existed before or not

John Keats

Life is but a day: A fragile dewdrop on its perilious way From a tree's summit

John Keats

Give me books, French wine, fruit, fine weather and a little music played out of doors by somebody I do not know.

John Keats

Pensive they sit, and roll their languid eyes.

John Keats

Darkling I listen; and, for many a time I have been half in love with easeful Death, Call'd him soft names in many a musèd rhyme, To take into the air my quiet breath; Now more than ever seems it rich to die, To cease upon the midnight with no pain,...

John Keats

Nothing ever becomes real 'til it is experienced.

John Keats

Nothing ever becomes real till experienced – even a proverb is no proverb until your life has illustrated it

John Keats

I was never afraid of failure; for I would sooner fail than not be among the greatest.

John Keats

I had a dove and the sweet dove died; And I have thought it died of grieving: O, what could it grieve for? Its feet were tied, With a silken thread of my own hand's weaving;

John Keats

Wherein lies happiness? In that which becks Our ready minds to fellowship divine, A fellowship with essence; till we shine, Full alchemiz’d, and free of space. Behold The clear religion of heaven!

John Keats

There is an electric fire in human nature tending to purify - so that among these human creatures there is continually some birth of heroism. The pity is that we must wonder at it, as we should at finding a pearl in the rubbish.

John Keats

Yes, in spite of all, Some shape of beauty moves away the pall From our dark spirits.

John Keats

Scenery is fine -but human nature is finer

John Keats

I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the Heart's affections and the truth of the Imagination.

John Keats

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.

John Keats

Here lies one whose name was writ on water.

John Keats

The only means of strengthening one's intellect is to make up one's mind about nothing -- to let the mind be a thoroughfare for all thoughts.

John Keats

Author Bio

  • NameJohn Keats
  • DescriptionEnglish Romantic poet
  • BornOctober 31, 1795
  • DiedFebruary 23, 1821
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPoet; Writer