One merit of poetry few persons will deny; it says more, and in few words, than prose

I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry; that is, prose = words in their best order; poetry = the best words in the best order

This poem will never reach its destination. [On Rousseau's Ode To Posterity]

The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry

Poetry has done enough when it charms, but prose must also convince

One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose.