In Times Of Joy, All Of Us

Attacking Bad Books Is Not Only A Waste Of Time But Also Bad For The Character. If I Find A Book Really Bad, The Only Interest I Can Derive From Writing About It Has To Come From Myself, From Such Display Of Intelligence, Wit And Malice As I Can Contrive. One Cannot Review A Bad Book Without Showing Off.

Without Communication With The Dead, A Fully Human Life Is Not Possible.

What We Have Not Named As A Symbol Escapes Our Notice.

The Most Difficult Problem In Personal Knowledge, Whether Of Oneself Or Of Others, Is The Problem Of Guessing When To Think As A Historian And When To Think As An Anthropologist.

Private Faces In Public Places Are Wiser And Nicer Than Public Faces In Private Places.