Barzun, Jacques quotes
1907 American ScholarOnly a great mind that is overthrown yields tragedy.
Barzun, Jacques
Tragedies
In any assembly the simplest way to stop transacting business and split the ranks is to appeal to a principal.
Barzun, Jacques
Principles
Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.
Barzun, Jacques
Teachers and Teaching
Art distills sensations and embodies it with enhanced meaning.
Barzun, Jacques
Arts and Artists
Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game.
Barzun, Jacques
Baseball