“When the ship catches fire, it seems only natural
to rush importantly to the pumps, but perhaps one is only adding to the general
confusion and panic: to sit still and pray seems selfish and unheroic, but it
may be the wisest and most helpful course."—W.H. Auden, “Rilke in English,” The New Republic, September 6, 1939Sunday, October 23, 2016
Quote of the Day (W.H. Auden, on Why We Should ‘Sit Still and Pray’)
“When the ship catches fire, it seems only natural
to rush importantly to the pumps, but perhaps one is only adding to the general
confusion and panic: to sit still and pray seems selfish and unheroic, but it
may be the wisest and most helpful course."—W.H. Auden, “Rilke in English,” The New Republic, September 6, 1939
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