Since it is seldom clear whether intellectual activity denotes a superior mode of being or a vital deficiency, opinion swings between considering intellect a privilege and seeing it as a handicap.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Jacques Martin Barzun
Teaching is not a lost art, but the rega…
Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Jacques Martin Barzun
The test and the use of man’s education …
The test and the use of man’s education is that he finds pleasure in the exercise of his mind.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Jacques Martin Barzun
Whoever wants to know the heart and mind…
Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Jacques Martin Barzun