Literature is the immortality of speech.

Literature is the immortality of speech.

All literature is gossip.

All literature is gossip.

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.

A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary.

A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary.

A great literature is chiefly the product of inquiring minds in revolt against the immovable certainties of the nation.

A great literature is chiefly the product of inquiring minds in revolt against the immovable certainties of the nation.

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.

We cultivate literature on a little oat-meal.

We cultivate literature on a little oat-meal.

Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree.

Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree.

Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.