Books Quote by Evan Esar Download Open image “You can tell a man's taste in literature by his judgment in knowing what not to read.” — Evan Esar ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Books Judgment Knowing Literature Men Taste
No man has an appreciation so various that his judgment is good upon all varieties of literary work. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
And if the reader has no taste for what he reads, all the time is wasted — Lin Yutang Copy Share Image
A man who chooses not to read is just as ignorant as a man who cannot read. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“I think “taste” is a social concept and not an artistic one. I’m willing to show good taste, if I can, in somebody else’s… — John Updike Copy Share Image
When a man thinks he is reading the character of another, he is often unconsciously betraying his own; and this is especially the case… — Joseph P. Farrell Copy Share Image
There is no surer or more illuminating way of reading a man's character, and perhaps a little of his past history, than by observing… — Owen Barfield Copy Share Image
A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
A man of letters, merely by reading a phrase, can estimate exactly the literary merit of its author. — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
There is a gentle, but perfectly irresistible coercion in a habit of reading well directed, over the whole tenor of a man's character and… — John Herschel Copy Share Image
If a man wants to read good books, he must make a point of avoiding bad ones; for life is short, and time and… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
Literature is that which he can not read without pain, without choking on truth. — Roland Barthes Copy Share Image
“Men are so inclined to content themselves with what is commonest; the spirit and the senses so easily grow dead to the impressions of… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
A vacation is like love - anticipated with pleasure, experienced with discomfort, and remembered with nostalgia. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
Las Vegas is a resort whose two chief sources of income are seven and eleven. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
It's not the loss of life that makes the death bitter -- it's the obituaries. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
“Let those who want to, arrive Let those who want to, leave Let those who want to, stay With out harm to me or… — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
The only medicine that needs no prescription, has no unpleasant taste, and costs no money is laughter. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
The word impossible is peculiar because if you examine it closely, you'll find that most of it is possible. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of leaders: those who are interested in the flock, and those who are interested in the fleece. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
The man who avoids debt doesn't have to worry about avoiding his creditors. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
The lecturer who is full of his subject is usually very slow in emptying himself. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
I think a new world will arise out of the religious mists when we approach our Bible with the idea that it is not… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
If I had a dollar for every time I couldn’t sleep, I could buy a billion locks and finally read a book in peace. — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
If what I write is literature, I guess you'd better emphasize the 'litter.' — Lydia Lunch Copy Share Image
My sentences got sharper and my stories more efficient, and I gradually learned to imagine the reader more clearly and to empathize with that… — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
“Within the pages of books, I've journeyed to Mandalay, the Milky Way and Santa Fe, without once having to leave my armchair.” — Kevin Ansbro Copy Share Image
“Tacitus did not write a most dangerous book. His readers made it so.” — Christopher K. Krebs Copy Share Image
“Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
I have many who keep me going, I am very fortunate in this sense. There is nothing like a child who knows more about… — Floyd Cooper Copy Share Image
I think books in which people are really happy and things are going well are probably the most challenging novels there are to write,… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
