Frank Moore ColbyThinkers

The Classic is not esteemed for getting one on in the modern world, but for getting one pleasantly out of it.

Criticism is an inhuman system that requires a man to talk like an Act of Congress.

Literary criticism is not about enjoying literature — to be learned in literature is such a different thing from liking it

Politics is a place where all are good who are not criminal, and all are wise who are not otherwise.

Satire is a lonely and introspective occupation, for nobody can describe a fool to the life without much patient self-inspection.

Self-esteem is the most voluble of the emotions.

Self-esteem is the most voluble of the emotions.

The World is a play that would not be worth the seeing if we knew the plot.

The Writer is one who becomes idiotic under flattery sooner than any other set of people in the world.