Jacques Barzun Quotes

Convince yourself that you are working in clay, not marble, on paper not eternal bronze: Let that first sentence be as stupid as it wishes.

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Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.

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Except among those whose education has been in the minimalist style, it is understood that hasty moral judgments about people in the past are a form of injustice.

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