People don't realize how much they are in the grip of ideas. We live among ideas much more than we live in nature.
A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. - Saul Bellow
A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.
- Saul Bellow
A man should be able to hear, and to bear, the worst that could be said of him. - Saul Bellow
A man should be able to hear, and to bear, the worst that could be said of him.
You can spend the entire second half of your life recovering from the mistakes of the first half. - Saul Bellow
You can spend the entire second half of your life recovering from the mistakes of the first half.
Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty; but learn to be happy alone. - Saul Bellow
Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty; but learn to be happy alone.
When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice. - Saul Bellow
When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.
Readiness to answer all questions is the infallible sign of stupidity. - Saul Bellow
Readiness to answer all questions is the infallible sign of stupidity.
A man is only as good as what he loves. - Saul Bellow
A man is only as good as what he loves.
Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps. - Saul Bellow
Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.
Hapiness can only be found if you can free yourself of all other distractions. - Saul Bellow
Hapiness can only be found if you can free yourself of all other distractions.
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