The Pathos of Distance: A Book of a Tho...
A source page for quotes linked to James Huneker.
“Lawyers earn their bread in the sweat of their browbeating.”
“He dares to be a fool, and that is the first step in the direction of wisdom.”
“Life is like an onion: you peel off layer after layer and then you find there is nothing in it.”
“We are all snobs of the Infinite, parvenus of the Eternal.”
“All men of action are dreamers.”
“Liszt's so-called piano music is nothing but Chopin and brandy.”
“Scratch an artist and you surprise a child.”
“There are people who don't say a thing and sound magnificent!”
“Great art is an instant arrested in eternity.”