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One learns not by a photographic copying of things shown, but by an internal drama imitative of the action witnessed. When the instructor gropes for a word, corrects himself, interjects a comment or an analogy not directly called for, he gives a spectacle of man thinking which no slick film or televised show will provide.
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Old age is like learning a new profession. And not one of your own choosing.
Jacques Barzun (1907-2012) French-American historian, educator, polymath
Quoted in Arthur Krystal, “Age of Reason,” The New Yorker (2007-10-15)More about this quote: wist.info/barzun-jacques/66891…
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I’m really hoping this book Index to Murder is a gift of thoughtfulness and not some perverse, veiled threat. -
One learns not by a photographic copying of things shown, but by an internal drama imitative of the action witnessed. When the instructor gropes for a word, corrects himself, interjects a comment or an analogy not directly called for, he gives a spectacle of man thinking which no slick film or televised show will provide.
-- Jacques Barzun -
One learns not by a photographic copying of things shown, but by an internal drama imitative of the action witnessed. When the instructor gropes for a word, corrects himself, interjects a comment or an analogy not directly called for, he gives a spectacle of man thinking which no slick film or televised show will provide.
-- Jacques Barzun -
Reading Jacques Barzun (about intellectual activity) and came across a gem that could be appropriated by writers for when they are asked, “Where do you get your story ideas?”
Answer: “Intestinal fiat.”
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“…a trans-action is what every ordinary use of language is, even ‘Ouch!’ As such, it entails a moral obligation to avoid misleading, puzzling, confusing, shocking, or annoying the recipient. But to spare another’s feelings, to keep from imposing a special effort of understanding, takes a previous effort on one’s part; and the burden lies on the one who solicits attention.”
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