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Christ can very well stand as an heroic figure. The hero need not be of wisdom all compounded. Also he is not wholly to blame for the religion that’s been foisted on to him.

Ezra Pound

A man of genius has a right to any mode of expression.
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Expression Genius Man Mode Right
This is no book. Whoever touches this touches a man.
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Book Man Touch
Glance is the enemy of vision.
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Enemy One Liner Vision
Use no superfluous word, no adjective, which does not reveal something.
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Adjective Reveal Word
Humanity is the rich effluvium, it is the waste and the manure and the soil, and from it grows the tree of the arts.
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Art Growth Humanity Tree Waste
Poetry must be as well written as prose.
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Literature Poetry Prose Writing
What matters is not the idea a man holds, but the depth at which he holds it.
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Himself Hold Ideas Man
What thou lov’st well is thy true heritage.
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Heritage True Well
I guess the definition of a lunatic is a man surrounded by them.
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Definition Mad Man Myself Surround
Come, let us pity those who are better off than we are. Come, my friend, and remember that the rich have butlers and no friends, And we have friends and no butlers.
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Better Friendship Pity Remember Rich
A civilized man is one who will give a serious answer to a serious question. Civilization itself is a certain sane balance of values.
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Answer Balance Civilization Serious Value
The sum of human wisdom is not contained in any one language.
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Human Language Sum Wisdom
In our time, the curse is monetary illiteracy, just as inability to read plain print was the curse of earlier centuries.
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Curse Early Financial Ourselves Time
What thou lovest well remains.
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Love One Liner Remain
A classic is classic not because it conforms to certain structural rules, or fits certain definitions It is classic because of a certain eternal and irrepressible freshness.
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Classic Definition Forever Fresh Rule Structure
Properly, we should read for power. Man reading should be man intensely alive. The book should be a ball of light in one’s hand.
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Alive Ball Hands Intense Light One Liner Power Reading

Christ can very well stand as an heroic figure. The hero need not be of wisdom all compounded. Also he is not wholly to blame for the religion that’s been foisted on to him.

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Christ can very well stand as an heroic figure. The hero need not be of wisdom all compounded. Also he is not wholly to blame for the religion that’s been foisted on to him.

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