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Poetry is akin to music in that it appeals more to feelings, and feelings in the end are so important that they push us into actions and deeds. But feelings can also mislead us and endanger us; therefore they need to be brought into equilibrium with reason and even more with intuition. Hence a poem which combines wisdom with its beauty, thought with emotion, will serve its auditors better in the end than one which does not.

-- Notebooks Category 14: The Arts in Culture > Chapter 4 : Reflections On Specific Arts > # 58