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People do not deserve to have good writings; they are so pleased with the bad.

People do not deserve to have good writings; they are so pleased with the bad.

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Five miles meandering with mazy motion, Through dale the sacred
river ran, Then reached the caverns measureless to man, read more

Five miles meandering with mazy motion, Through dale the sacred
river ran, Then reached the caverns measureless to man, And sank
the tumult to a lifeless ocean: And 'mid this tumult Kubla heard
from far Ancestral voices prophesying war!

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A novel is never anything but a philosophy put into images.

A novel is never anything but a philosophy put into images.

by Albert Camus Found in: Literature Quotes,
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Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.

Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.

by Thomas Carruthers Found in: Literature Quotes,
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Every man's memory is his private literature.

Every man's memory is his private literature.

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Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.

Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.

by Smith & Jones Found in: Literature Quotes,
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Literature is the immortality of speech.

Literature is the immortality of speech.

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Oh you who are born of the blood of the gods, Trojan son of Anchises, easy is the descent to read more

Oh you who are born of the blood of the gods, Trojan son of Anchises, easy is the descent to Hell; the door of dark Dis stands open day and night. But to retrace your steps and come out to the air above, that is work, that is labor! - Aeneid, The.

by Virgil Found in: Literature Quotes,
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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.

by Fawn M. Brodie Found in: Literature Quotes,
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