Van Wyck Brooks Quotes

Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve more

Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us.

Magnanimous people have no vanity, they have no jealousy, and they feed on the true and the solid wherever they more

Magnanimous people have no vanity, they have no jealousy, and they feed on the true and the solid wherever they find it. And, what is more, they find it everywhere.