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Jacques Barzun Quotes

The intellectuals’ chief cause of anguish are one another’s works Picture Quote #1

Simple English is no one’s mother tongue. It has to be worked for Picture Quote #1

Of course, clothing fashions have always been impractical, except in Tahiti Picture Quote #1

Universities incline wits to sophistry and affectation Picture Quote #1

Finding oneself was a misnomer; a self is not found but made Picture Quote #1

Life is given us as a passion Picture Quote #1

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Boredom and fatigue are great historical forces Picture Quote #1

When people accept futility and the absurd as normal, the culture is decadent Picture Quote #1

The ascetic is often a sensualist who has reached the limit of his capacity Picture Quote #1

The book, like the bicycle, is a perfect form Picture Quote #1

Intellect has nothing to do with equality except to respect it as a sublime convention Picture Quote #1

Old age is like learning a new profession. And not one of your own choosing Picture Quote #1

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Political correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred Picture Quote #1

Only a great mind that is overthrown yields tragedy Picture Quote #1

Great cultural changes begin in affectation and end in routine Picture Quote #1

It seems a long time since the morning mail could be called correspondence Picture Quote #1

Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition Picture Quote #1

In teaching you cannot see the fruit of a day's work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for twenty years Picture Quote #1

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If it were possible to talk to the unborn, one could never explain to them how it feels to be alive, for life is washed in the speechless real Picture Quote #1

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The intellectuals’ chief cause of anguish are one another’s works (Jacques Barzun Quotes) Simple English is no one’s mother tongue. It has to be worked for (Jacques Barzun Quotes) Of course, clothing fashions have always been impractical, except in Tahiti (Jacques Barzun Quotes) Universities incline wits to sophistry and affectation (Jacques Barzun Quotes) Finding oneself was a misnomer; a self is not found but made (Jacques Barzun Quotes) Life is given us as a passion (Jacques Barzun Quotes) Boredom and fatigue are great historical forces (Jacques Barzun Quotes) When people accept futility and the absurd as normal, the culture is decadent (Jacques Barzun Quotes) The ascetic is often a sensualist who has reached the limit of his capacity (Jacques Barzun Quotes) The book, like the bicycle, is a perfect form (Jacques Barzun Quotes) Intellect has nothing to do with equality except to respect it as a sublime convention (Jacques Barzun Quotes) Old age is like learning a new profession. And not one of your own choosing (Jacques Barzun Quotes) Political correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred (Jacques Barzun Quotes) Only a great mind that is overthrown yields tragedy (Jacques Barzun Quotes) Great cultural changes begin in affectation and end in routine (Jacques Barzun Quotes) It seems a long time since the morning mail could be called correspondence (Jacques Barzun Quotes) Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition (Jacques Barzun Quotes) In teaching you cannot see the fruit of a day's work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for twenty years (Jacques Barzun Quotes) If it were possible to talk to the unborn, one could never explain to them how it feels to be alive, for life is washed in the speechless real (Jacques Barzun Quotes)