Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Poet

God has chosen a poet generally when he has a message to give.

It is not good to be the poet of a village.German.

Ne’er
Was flattery lost on poet’s ear,
A simple race, they waste their toil
For the vain tribute of a smile.Scott.

Poets are born, but orators are made.

Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.Benjamin Disraeli.

The poet is born, not made. (Poeta nacitur, not fit.)

The poet of all sorts of artificers is proudest of his work.

Those who are poets can make soup of sausage skewers.Hans Andersen.

To a poet even a rush may be vocal.Turkish.