Taste ripens at the expense of happiness.
(Jules Renard: Journal.)
Κατηγορία: Quotes
G. K. Chesterton, «Literature is a luxury…»
Literature is a luxury;
fiction is a necessity.
(G. K. Chesterton: The Defendant.)
Flaubert, «Of all lies…»
Of all lies, art is the least untrue.
(Flaubert.)
Agathon, «Art is in love…»
Art is in love with luck, and luck with art.
(Agathon: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics.)
Anatole France, «There are no bad books…»
There are no bad books,
any more than there are ugly women.
(Anatole France.)
Ezra Pound, «Literature is news…»
Literature is news that stays news.
(Ezra Pound: ABC of Reading.)
Carlyle, «A well-written Life…»
A well-written Life is almost
as rare as a well-spent one.
(Carlyle: Richter.)
Anonymous, «Books do not teach…»
Books do not teach the use of books.
(Anonymous.)
Γκαίτε, «Ο άνθρωπος…»
Ο άνθρωπος -τούτος ο μικρός τρελλόκοσμος…
(Γκαίτε: Φάουστ.)
Lord Melbourne, «Never disregard a book…»
Never disregard a book
because the author of it is a foolish fellow.
(Lord Melbourne.)