Thomas Stearns Eliot

"Only thoso who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."

Thomas Stearns Eliot

WHO: Thomas Stearns Eliot was a an American poet, dramatist and critic born in 1888. He was awarded with the Nobel Price in literature in 1948. He died at the age of 77 in 1965.

WHERE: This quote comes from the preface of Transit of Venus: Poems (a collection of poems inspired by his girlfriend).

WHEN: Transit of Venus: Poems was publish in 1931.


Related Author: Jorge Luis Borges

Thomas Hughes

"It's more than a game. It's an institution"

Thomas Hughes

WHO: Thomas Hughes was a British jurist, reformer, and novelist born in 1822. He died at the age of 73 in 1896.

WHERE: This quote comes from the novel Tom Brown’s Schooldays - pt. 2, chapter 7- based on his school experiences at Rugby School. 

WHEN: Thomas Hughes wrote Tom Brown’s Schooldays in 1857.