Robert Graves
Born: 01-01-1895
Robert Graves was a renowned British poet, novelist, and scholar, known for his works on mythology and history. Born in 1895, he gained fame with his war poetry and the acclaimed novel "I, Claudius." His scholarly pursuits included translations and analyses of classical myths. Graves' exploration of themes like love, war, and mythology made him a significant literary figure of the 20th century. He passed away in 1985.
Book summaries for books written by Robert Graves
Quotes
I have only one ambition, you must understand: to have done with all this wandering, to be quit of it, to be home forever, to rest.
Let no man think that he is loved by any man when he loves no one.
What men call fortune is a woman's gift.
I do not listen to the voice of reason; it whispers seductively in the ear and is gone.
What is hard to bear is sweet to remember.
A man and a woman are one. A man and a woman and a blackbird are one.
No man is wise until he has been happy.
The man who cannot love is the man who will not be loved.
Kindness is the beginning of cruelty.
To be wise is to suffer.
The best of men is he who is least swayed by fortune.
There is no man wiser than he who has suffered.