Author: Mark Van Doren

Quotes

Nothing in man is more serious than his sense of humor; it is the sign that he wants all the truth.

Nothing in man is more serious than his sense of humor; it is the sign that he wants all the truth.

- Mark Van Doren

To fail to love is not to exist at all.

To fail to love is not to exist at all.

- Mark Van Doren

The job of the poet is to render the world - to see it and report it without loss, without perversion. No poet ever talks about feelings. Only sentimental people do.

The job of the poet is to render the world - to see it and report it without loss, without perversion. No poet ever talks about feelings. Only sentimental people do.

- Mark Van Doren

The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.

The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.

- Mark Van Doren

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