“If everyone could learn how to read books properly and how to use them as effective tools for daily living, the facilities of colleges could easily go out of existence without any loss to society.' -From a speech by the… — Francis Beauchesne Thornton Copy Share Image
“Truth, an objective thing, is usually conceived of as something simple. Quite the opposite is correct: truth is enormously complicated; it calls for effort… — Francis Beauchesne Thornton Copy Share Image
“Poetry was not meant to be a workhorse; it was not designed to paint pretty moral pictures of life; it was not brought into… — Francis Beauchesne Thornton Copy Share Image
“If everyone could learn how to read books properly and how to use them as effective tools for daily living, the facilities of colleges… — Francis Beauchesne Thornton Copy Share Image
“The modern world has forgotten the necessity of encouraging men to be better. They speak of sick men or healthy men, of interesting people… — Francis Beauchesne Thornton Copy Share Image
