Literature Quotes ( 80 - 90 of 174 )
Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.
Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.
In the history of literature there are many great enduring works which were not published in the lifetimes of the read more
In the history of literature there are many great enduring works which were not published in the lifetimes of the authors. If the authors had not achieved self-affirmation while writing, how could they have continued to write? - Nobel Lecture 2000.
English literature is a kind of training in social ethics. English trains you to handle a body of information in read more
English literature is a kind of training in social ethics. English trains you to handle a body of information in a way that is conducive to action.
In our day the conventional element in literature is elaborately disguised by a law of copyright pretending that every work read more
In our day the conventional element in literature is elaborately disguised by a law of copyright pretending that every work of art is an invention distinctive enough to be patented.
Perish those who said our good things before we did.
Perish those who said our good things before we did.
Who dares to teach must never cease to learn.
Who dares to teach must never cease to learn.
Education is the state-controlled manufacture of echoes.
Education is the state-controlled manufacture of echoes.
You are educated when you have the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or self-confidence.
You are educated when you have the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or self-confidence.
Beneath the rule of men entirely great, / The pen is mightier than the sword.
Beneath the rule of men entirely great, / The pen is mightier than the sword.
The walls are the publishers of the poor.
The walls are the publishers of the poor.
