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    You are educated when you have the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or self-confidence.

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I made a compact with myself that in my person literature should
stand by itself, of itself, and for read more

I made a compact with myself that in my person literature should
stand by itself, of itself, and for itself.

by Charles Dickens Found in: Literature Quotes,
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A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.

A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.

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Literature is a power to be possessed, not a body of objects to be studied.

Literature is a power to be possessed, not a body of objects to be studied.

by Anon. Found in: Literature Quotes,
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When I give a lecture, I accept that people look at their watches, but what I do not tolerate is read more

When I give a lecture, I accept that people look at their watches, but what I do not tolerate is when they look at it and raise it to their ear to find out if it stopped.

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Every man's memory is his private literature.

Every man's memory is his private literature.

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People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.

People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.

by Chinua Achebe Found in: Literature Quotes,
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Woe to him who teaches men faster than they can learn.

Woe to him who teaches men faster than they can learn.

by William J. Durant Found in: Literature Quotes,
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The universe is made up of stories, not of atoms.

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

by Muriel Rukeyser Found in: Literature Quotes,
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. . . A man of the world amongst men of letters, a man of letters
amongst men of read more

. . . A man of the world amongst men of letters, a man of letters
amongst men of the world.

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