Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

Sidney Lanier Writer

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Feb 3, 1842
  • Died: Sep 7, 1881

Sidney Clopton Lanier was an American musician, poet and author. He served in the Confederate army, worked on a blockade running ship for which he was imprisoned, taught, worked at a hotel where he gave musical performances, was a church organist, and worked as a lawyer. As a poet he used dialects. He became a flautist and sold poems to publications. He eventually became a university professor and is known for his adaptation of musical meter to poetry. Many schools, other structures and two lakes are named for him.

Music is love in search of a word. music

If you want to be found stand where the seeker seeks. wisdom

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, which rests wholly upon yourself. wisdom