The act of bell ringing is symbolic of all proselytizing religions. It implies the pointless interference with the quiet of other people.
EZRA POUNDThe sum of human wisdom is not contained in any one language, and no single language is capable of expressing all forms and degrees of human comprehension.
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I have always thought the suicide should bump off at least one swine before taking off for parts unknown.
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A man’s hope measures his civilization. The attainability of the hope measures, or may measure, the civilization of his nation and time.
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Literature does not exist in a vacuum. Writers as such have a definite social function exactly proportional to their ability as writers. This is their main use.
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Any damn fool can be spontaneous.
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The worst mistake I made was that stupid, suburban prejudice of anti-Semitism.
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If I could believe the Quakers banned music because church music is so damn bad, I should view them with approval.
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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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The temple is holy because it is not for sale.
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Democracy is now currently defined in Europe as a ‘country run by Jews,’
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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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Until you know who has lent what to whom, you know nothing whatever of politics, you know nothing whatever of history, you know nothing of international wrangles.
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There is no reason why the same man should like the same books at eighteen and at forty-eight.
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When two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary.
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What thou lovest well remains.
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Rhythm must have meaning.
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