“A burnt child dreads the fire.”— English proverb Related Quotes “There is an accuracy that defeats itself by the overemphasis of details. I often say that one must permit oneself and quite advisedly and deliberately a certain margin of misstatement.”— Benjamin N. Cardozo “Poetry, almost by definition, calls attention to its language and form.”— Robert Morgan “My soul recognized him and it was easy to be in sync with him—to feel like I’d known him forever.”— Char Sharp