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Posted on August 29, 2016

Nothing is sadder than having worldly st…

Nothing is sadder than having worldly standards without worldly means.

Quote, saying and phrase by: Van Wyck Brooks

Posted on April 12, 2013

The American mind, unlike the English, i…

The American mind, unlike the English, is not formed by books, but, as Carl Sandburg once said to me, by newspapers and the Bible.

Quote, saying and phrase by: Van Wyck Brooks

Posted on April 12, 2013

The creative impulses of man are always …

The creative impulses of man are always at war with the possessive impulses.

Quote, saying and phrase by: Van Wyck Brooks

Posted on April 12, 2013

The man who has the courage of his plati…

The man who has the courage of his platitudes is always a successful man.

Quote, saying and phrase by: Van Wyck Brooks

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