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A novel is a mirror carried along a main road.
A novel is a mirror carried along a main road.
Woe to him who teaches men faster than they can learn.
Woe to him who teaches men faster than they can learn.
The republic of letters.
[Fr., La republique des lettres.]
The republic of letters.
[Fr., La republique des lettres.]
In literature as in love we are astounded by what is chosen by others.
In literature as in love we are astounded by what is chosen by others.
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.
Just as it is true that a stream cannot rise above its source, so it is true that a national read more
Just as it is true that a stream cannot rise above its source, so it is true that a national literature cannot rise above the moral level of the social conditions of the people from whom it derives its inspiration.
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.
Who dares to teach must never cease to learn.
Who dares to teach must never cease to learn.
Poetry is life distilled.
Poetry is life distilled.
