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Louis Kronenberger Quotes

Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it make us vain, in fact, of our modesty Picture Quote #1

One of the misfortunes of our time is that in getting rid of false shame, we have killed off so much real shame as well Picture Quote #1

One must never judge the writer by the man; but one may fairly judge the man by the writer Picture Quote #1

With intellectuals, moral thought is often less a tonic that quickens ethical action than a narcotic that deadens it Picture Quote #1

From the failure of the humanist tradition to participate fully or to act decisively, civilizations may perhaps crumble or perish at the hands of barbarians. But unless the humanist tradition itself in some form survives, there can really be no civilization at all Picture Quote #1

The life of sense begins by assuming that we can only fitfully live the life of reason Picture Quote #1

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Coyness is a rather comically pathetic fault, a miscalculation in which, by trying to veil the ego, we let it appear stark naked Picture Quote #1

Life for most of us is full of steep stairs to go up and later, shaky stairs to totter down; and very early in the history of stairs must have come the invention of bannisters Picture Quote #1

The moving van is a symbol of more than our restlessness, it is the most conclusive evidence possible of our progress Picture Quote #1

Ours is not so much an age of vulgarity as of vulgarization; everything is tampered with or touched up, or adulterated or watered down, in an effort to make it palatable, in an effort to make it pay Picture Quote #1

Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it makes us vain, in fact, of our modesty Picture Quote #1

The trouble with us in America isn't that the poetry of life has turned to prose, but that it has turned to advertising copy Picture Quote #1

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The truly ambitious are always as busy on the landings as they are breathless on the stairs Picture Quote #1

It is disgusting to pick your teeth; what is vulgar is to use a gold toothpick Picture Quote #1

If it is the great delusion of moralists to suppose that all previous ages were less sinful than their own, then it is the great delusion of intellectuals to suppose that all previous ages were less sick Picture Quote #1

In an automobile civilization, which was one of constant motion and activity, there was almost no time to think; in a television one, there is small desire Picture Quote #1

Someone who gossips well has a reputation for being good company or even a wit, never for being a gossip Picture Quote #1

The fascinating necessarily tends to call a certain attention to itself; the interesting need not. An evening spent with a fascinating person leaves vivid memories; one spent with interesting people has merely a sort of bouquet Picture Quote #1

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Humor simultaneously wounds and heals, indicts and pardons, diminishes and enlarges; it constitutes inner growth at the expense of outer gain, and those who possess and honestly practice it make themselves more through a willingness to make themselves less Picture Quote #1

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Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it make us vain, in fact, of our modesty (Louis Kronenberger Quotes) One of the misfortunes of our time is that in getting rid of false shame, we have killed off so much real shame as well (Louis Kronenberger Quotes) One must never judge the writer by the man; but one may fairly judge the man by the writer (Louis Kronenberger Quotes) With intellectuals, moral thought is often less a tonic that quickens ethical action than a narcotic that deadens it (Louis Kronenberger Quotes) From the failure of the humanist tradition to participate fully or to act decisively, civilizations may perhaps crumble or perish at the hands of barbarians. But unless the humanist tradition itself in some form survives, there can really be no civilization at all (Louis Kronenberger Quotes) The life of sense begins by assuming that we can only fitfully live the life of reason (Louis Kronenberger Quotes) Coyness is a rather comically pathetic fault, a miscalculation in which, by trying to veil the ego, we let it appear stark naked (Louis Kronenberger Quotes) Life for most of us is full of steep stairs to go up and later, shaky stairs to totter down; and very early in the history of stairs must have come the invention of bannisters (Louis Kronenberger Quotes) The moving van is a symbol of more than our restlessness, it is the most conclusive evidence possible of our progress (Louis Kronenberger Quotes) Ours is not so much an age of vulgarity as of vulgarization; everything is tampered with or touched up, or adulterated or watered down, in an effort to make it palatable, in an effort to make it pay (Louis Kronenberger Quotes) Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it makes us vain, in fact, of our modesty (Louis Kronenberger Quotes) The trouble with us in America isn't that the poetry of life has turned to prose, but that it has turned to advertising copy (Louis Kronenberger Quotes) The truly ambitious are always as busy on the landings as they are breathless on the stairs (Louis Kronenberger Quotes) It is disgusting to pick your teeth; what is vulgar is to use a gold toothpick (Louis Kronenberger Quotes) If it is the great delusion of moralists to suppose that all previous ages were less sinful than their own, then it is the great delusion of intellectuals to suppose that all previous ages were less sick (Louis Kronenberger Quotes) In an automobile civilization, which was one of constant motion and activity, there was almost no time to think; in a television one, there is small desire (Louis Kronenberger Quotes) Someone who gossips well has a reputation for being good company or even a wit, never for being a gossip (Louis Kronenberger Quotes) The fascinating necessarily tends to call a certain attention to itself; the interesting need not. An evening spent with a fascinating person leaves vivid memories; one spent with interesting people has merely a sort of bouquet (Louis Kronenberger Quotes) Humor simultaneously wounds and heals, indicts and pardons, diminishes and enlarges; it constitutes inner growth at the expense of outer gain, and those who possess and honestly practice it make themselves more through a willingness to make themselves less (Louis Kronenberger Quotes)

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