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Time the great destroyer of other men's happiness, only enlarges
the patrimony of literature to its possessor.

Time the great destroyer of other men's happiness, only enlarges
the patrimony of literature to its possessor.

by Isaac D'israeli Found in: Literature Quotes,
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Just don't take any class where you have to read BEOWULF.

Just don't take any class where you have to read BEOWULF.

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Universities incline wits to sophistry and affectation.

Universities incline wits to sophistry and affectation.

by Jacques Barzun Found in: Literature Quotes,
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Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

by Thornton Wilder Found in: Literature Quotes,
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The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.

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

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

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For the high achievers, studying gave them the pleasing, absorbing challenge o flow 40 percent of the hours they spent read more

For the high achievers, studying gave them the pleasing, absorbing challenge o flow 40 percent of the hours they spent at it. But for low achievers, studying produced flow only 16 percent of the time; more often that not, it yielded anxiety, with the demands outreaching their abilities.

by Daniel Goleman Found in: Literature Quotes,
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A sequel is an admission that you've been reduced to imitating yourself.

A sequel is an admission that you've been reduced to imitating yourself.

by Don Marquis Found in: Literature Quotes,
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The great Creator to revereMust sure become the creature;But still the preaching cant forbear,And ev'n the rigid feature:Yet ne'er with read more

The great Creator to revereMust sure become the creature;But still the preaching cant forbear,And ev'n the rigid feature:Yet ne'er with wits profane to rangeBe complaisance extended;An atheist laugh's a poor exchangeFor deity offended. - Epistle to a Young Friend, An.

by Robert Burns Found in: Literature Quotes,
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