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 Our poetry in the eighteenth century was prose; our prose in the 
seventeenth, poetry.  
 Our poetry in the eighteenth century was prose; our prose in the 
seventeenth, poetry. 
A novel is never anything but a philosophy put into images.
A novel is never anything but a philosophy put into images.
Literature is the question minus the answer.
Literature is the question minus the answer.
Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.
Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.
Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness.
Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness.
A wisely chosen illustration is almost essential to fasten the truth upon the ordinary mind, and no teacher can afford read more
A wisely chosen illustration is almost essential to fasten the truth upon the ordinary mind, and no teacher can afford to neglect this part of his preparation.
Only the more rugged mortals should attempt to keep up with current literature.
Only the more rugged mortals should attempt to keep up with current literature.
A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.
A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.
Perish those who said our good things before we did.
Perish those who said our good things before we did.