Demand Quote by Gilbert Highet Download Open image “The young do not demand omniscience. They know it is unattainable. They do demand sincerity.” — Gilbert Highet ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Demand Knows Omniscience Sincerity Truth Unattainable Young
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These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves. — Gilbert Highet Copy Share Image
The art of invective resembles the art of boxing. Very few fights are won with the straight left. It is too obvious, and it… — Gilbert Highet Copy Share Image
The wise teacher knows that 55 minutes of work plus 5 minutes laughter are worth twice as much as 60 minutes of unvaried work. — Gilbert Highet Copy Share Image
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Many of the snarly bad-tempered teachers whom we remember with hatred were really nice people soured by years of anxiety and penny-pinching. — Gilbert Highet Copy Share Image
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“These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on shelves.” — Gilbert Highet Copy Share Image
Most Americans do not like poetry. We may respect it, but we do not enjoy it. — Gilbert Highet Copy Share Image
Nobody has ever thought himself to death. The chief danger confronting us is not age. It is laziness, sloth, routine, stupidity, - forcing their… — Gilbert Highet Copy Share Image
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