Bliss Carman
Bliss Carman
Bliss Carman FRSCwas a Canadian poet who lived most of his life in the United States, where he achieved international fame. He was acclaimed as Canada's poet laureate during his later years...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth15 April 1861
CountryCanada
heart good-friend men
It is not being out at heels that makes a man discontented, it is being out at heart. To be contented is to be good friends with yourself.
heart autumn blood
There is something in the autumn that is native to my blood- Touch of manner, hint of mood; And my heart is like a rhyme, With the yellow and the purple and the crimson keeping time.
passion successful perfection
There is a passion for perfection which you rarely see fully developed but . . . in successful lives it is never wholly lacking.
inspirational life dream
I heard the spring light whisper Above the dancing stream, The world is made forever in likeness of a dream.
writing miracle planning
Where there is writing- there is a writer Where there is planning- there is a planner Where there is a building- there is a builder Where there is a miracle- there is a God!
endurance firsts events
The first need of being is endurance; to endure with gladness if we can, with fortitude in any event.
beauty eye giving
Lord of the far horizons, Give us the eyes to see Over the verge of the sundown The beauty that is to be.
wish facts world
I often wish... that I could rid the world of the tyranny of facts. What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point where we have agreed to let investigation cease.
art work self
Set me a task in which I can put something of my very self, and it is a task no longer; it is joy; it is art.