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Carl Sandburg Quotes

American - Poet | January 6, 1878 - July 22, 1967

I learned you can't trust the judgment of good friends.

Good Trust Friends You Good Friends

I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what it is that makes good writers good. But I made no promises that I would write books a lot of people would like to read.

Good People Promises Try Write Get

I had been keeping an off eye on the advertising field, thinking I might become an idea man and a copywriter.

Man Advertising Eye Thinking Become

One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude.

Creative Solitude America Greatest

Here is the difference between Dante, Milton, and me. They wrote about hell and never saw the place. I wrote about Chicago after looking the town over for years and years.

Me Looking Hell Place Chicago Never

I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.

Myself Poetry Understand Some

I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth.

Man Religion Mouth Never Take Who

The scholars and poets of an earlier time can be read only with a dictionary to help.

Time Help Dictionary Only Scholars

Poetry is a phantom script telling how rainbows are made and why they go away.

Poetry Go Why Away Go Away Made

A man may be born, but in order to be born he must first die, and in order to die he must first awake.

Man Die Born First Order May

Every blunder behind us is giving a cheer for us, and only for those who were willing to fail are the dangers and splendors of life.

Life Giving Cheer Fail Us Willing

I have often wondered what it is an old building can do to you when you happen to know a little about things that went on long ago in that building.

Building Long You Know Old Happen

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