Utter originality is, of course, out of the question

Quote by Ezra Pound

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Men do not understand books until they have a certain amount of life, or at...

Men do not understand books until they have a certain amount of life, or at...

Properly, we should read for power. Man reading should be man intensely alive. The book...

Properly, we should read for power. Man reading should be man intensely alive. The book...

Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree

Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree

What matters is not the idea a man holds, but the depth at which he...

What matters is not the idea a man holds, but the depth at which he...

Literature is news that stays news.

Literature is news that stays news.

The secret of popular writing is never to put more on a given page than...

The secret of popular writing is never to put more on a given page than...

What matters is not the idea a man holds, but the depth at which he...

What matters is not the idea a man holds, but the depth at which he...

If a man isn't willing to take some risk for his opinions, either his opinions...

If a man isn't willing to take some risk for his opinions, either his opinions...

Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best...

Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best...

Men are only as loyal as their options.

Men are only as loyal as their options.

Men commonly think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and imbibed opinions,...

Men commonly think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and imbibed opinions,...

There is a limit to the legitimate interference of collective opinion with individual independence: and...

There is a limit to the legitimate interference of collective opinion with individual independence: and...

I've never had a humble opinion. If you've got an opinion, why be humble about...

I've never had a humble opinion. If you've got an opinion, why be humble about...

People say I'm cocky, but am I supposed to sit here and be insecure and...

People say I'm cocky, but am I supposed to sit here and be insecure and...

I consider women who are authors, lawyers and politicians are monsters

I consider women who are authors, lawyers and politicians are monsters

For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information...

For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information...

I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House...

I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House...

Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion - what a man...

Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion - what a man...

Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who holds a low opinion of himself

Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who holds a low opinion of himself

Public opinion, though often formed upon a wrong basis, yet generally has a strong underlying...

Public opinion, though often formed upon a wrong basis, yet generally has a strong underlying...

Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a...

Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a...