Not often in the story of mankind does a man arrive on earth who is both steel and velvet, who is as hard as rock and soft as drifting fog, who holds in his heart and mind the paradox of terrible storm and peace unspeakable and perfect. Carl Sandburg More Quotes by Carl Sandburg More Quotes From Carl Sandburg In the average newspaper there is not a complete suppression of stories that the sacred cows don't want printed. But rather what happens is that the stories get printed with stresses, colorations and emphasis that favor the sacred cows. Carl Sandburg stress stories average There is an eagle in me that wants to soar. Carl Sandburg mud eagles want Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it until the test comes. Carl Sandburg thank-you-veteran veterans-day tests I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon as I done it I seen it. Carl Sandburg done made mistake There is only one child in the world and the Child’s name is All Children. Carl Sandburg names children world Time is the coin of our live. We must take care how we spend it. Carl Sandburg coins care inspiration Poetry is a type-font design for an alphabet of fun, hate, love, death. Carl Sandburg design hate fun The wind bit hard at Valley Forge one Christmas. Carl Sandburg feet wind war In the night the cabbages catch at the moon, the leaves drip silver, the rows of cabbages are a series of little silver waterfalls in the moon. Carl Sandburg vegetables moon night My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe. Carl Sandburg elusive captives names Money is power, freedom, a cushion, the root of all evil, the sum of blessings. Carl Sandburg money blessing roots Poetry is a search for syllables to shoot at the barriers of the unknown and the unknowable. Carl Sandburg syllables barriers poetry I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth. Carl Sandburg religious men religion Now is the time. It is never too late to start something. Carl Sandburg weight-loss loss too-late The machine yes the machine never wastes anybody's time never watches the foreman never talks back. Carl Sandburg machines technology watches There is a warning love sends and the cost of it is never written till long afterward. Carl Sandburg cost love-you long In democracy both a deep reverence and a sense of the comic are requisite. Carl Sandburg democracy humor funny There will be a rusty gun on the wall, sweetheart, Carl Sandburg rifles wall gun By night the skyscraper looms in the smoke and the stars and has a soul. Carl Sandburg stars soul night A tree is best measured when it is down - and so it is with people. Carl Sandburg down-and tree people
