Robert Frost Quotes (page 2)

1875-1963, American Poet
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“Home is the place where, when you have to go there, They have to take you in.”
Home
“If you don't know how great this country is, I know someone who does; Russia.”
America
“I hold it to be the inalienable right of anybody to go to hell in his own way.”
Hell
“The jury consist of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.”
Law and Lawyers
“Time and tide wait for no man, but time always stands still for a woman of 30.”
Time and Time Management
“There are few sorrows, however poignant, in which a good income is of no avail.”
Income
“What is this talked-of mystery of birth but being mounted bareback on the earth?”
Birth
“You can be a little ungrammatical if you come from the right part of the country.”
Grammar
“Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee and I'll forgive Thy great big one on me.”
God
“Take care to sell your horse before he dies. The art of life is passing losses on.”
Losers and Losing
“We dance round in a ring and suppose, but the secret sits in the middle and knows.”
Secrets
“And nothing to look backward to with pride, and nothing to look forward to with hope.”
Failure
“Let him that is without stone among you cast the first thing he can lay his hands on.”
Fights and Fighting
“The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.”
Worry
“Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor.”
Change
“I never dared to be radical when young for fear it would make me conservative when old.”
Radicals
“There is little much beyond the grave, but the strong are saying nothing until they see.”
Grave
“A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.”
Diplomacy
“The world is full of willing people, some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.”
Will and Will Power
“The middle of the road is where the white line is -- and that's the worst place to drive.”
Lies and Lying
“No memory of having starred atones for later disregard, or keeps the end from being hard.”
Stardom
“But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.”
Promises
“Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they can talk sense.”
Nonsense
“There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.”
Heart
“The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.”
Life and Death
“''Skepticism,'' is that anything more than we used to mean when we said, ''Well, what have we here?''”
Skepticism
“Two roads diverge in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”
Risk
“By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be a boss and work twelve hours a day.”
Bosses and Employees
“Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.”
Education
“Americans are like a rich father who wishes he knew how to give his son the hardships that made him rich.”
Nationalities and Nationalism