Edward Carpenter
Edward Carpenter
Edward Carpenterwas an English socialist poet, philosopher, anthologist, and early LGBT activist...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth29 August 1844
horse years choices
Making a choice is like backing a horse - in a hundred years, they may decide you picked wrongly.
examination doe originality
Great success in examinations does naturally not as a rule go with originality of thought.
rude mind details
With my somewhat vague aspiring mind, to be imprisoned in the rude details of a most material life was often irksome.
conscious few grave placed possible present shall though
I should like these few words to be read over the grave when my body is placed in the earth; for though it is possible I may be present and conscious of what is going on, I shall not be able to communicate.