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Literary Men are . . . a perpetual priesthood.
Literary Men are . . . a perpetual priesthood.
The average Ph.D thesis is nothing but the transference of bones from one graveyard to another.
The average Ph.D thesis is nothing but the transference of bones from one graveyard to another.
The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into a mineshaft. You compose first, then you listen read more
The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into a mineshaft. You compose first, then you listen for the reverberation.
Literature becomes the living memory of a nation.
Literature becomes the living memory of a nation.
Literature is the thought of thinking Souls.
Literature is the thought of thinking Souls.
Literature, the most seductive, the most deceiving, the most dangerous of professions.
Literature, the most seductive, the most deceiving, the most dangerous of professions.
Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.
Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.
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.
Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature.
Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature.