Books
Quotes
Blog
Author Program
Sign In
Sign Up
I'll read, and then I'll take naps. When I feel sleep coming on, I give in and don't fight it.
— Jacques Barzun
Tags: give, feel, fight, sleep

Other Quotes by "Jacques Barzun"

If civilization has risen from the Stone Age, it can rise again from the Wastepaper Age.
— Jacques Barzun
Tags: civilization, stone, rise, age
Music is intended and designed for sentient beings that have hopes and purposes and emotions.
— Jacques Barzun
Tags: beings, hopes, emotions, music
If it were possible to talk to the unborn, one could never explain to them how it feels to be alive, for life is washed in the speechless real.
— Jacques Barzun
Tags: alive, real, never, life
Political correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred.
— Jacques Barzun
Tags: hatred, only, tolerance, political
Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social aims in mind: prepare to take on one's share in the world's work, and perhaps in addition, lend a hand in improving society, after schooling is done.
— Jacques Barzun
Tags: world, intelligence, knowledge, work
View More by "Jacques Barzun"
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Community Guidelines
  • Privacy Policy
© WSIRN 2025, Made with ❤ in Tokyo & Bali.