A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.

A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.

A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students.

A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students.

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.

Only two classes of books are of universal appeal. The very best and the very worst.

Only two classes of books are of universal appeal. The very best and the very worst.

The universe is made up of stories, not of atoms.

The universe is made up of stories, not of atoms.

How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it.

How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it.

University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.

University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.

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.

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean