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Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature.
Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature.
Perish those who said our good things before we did.
Perish those who said our good things before we did.
Literature is the question minus the answer.
Literature is the question minus the answer.
Housework is a breeze. Cooking is a pleasant diversion. Putting up a retaining wall is a lark. But teaching is read more
Housework is a breeze. Cooking is a pleasant diversion. Putting up a retaining wall is a lark. But teaching is like climbing a mountain.
The advantage of a classical education is that it enables you to despise the wealth which it prevents you from read more
The advantage of a classical education is that it enables you to despise the wealth which it prevents you from achieving.
After all, all he did was string together a lot of old, well-known quotations.
After all, all he did was string together a lot of old, well-known quotations.
Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.
Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.
Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness.
Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness.
The answers you get from literature depend on the questions you pose.
The answers you get from literature depend on the questions you pose.