Art distils sensation and embodies it with enhanced meaning. Jacques Barzun
Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition. Jacques Barzun
Political correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred. Jacques Barzun
Idealism springs from deep feelings, but feelings are nothing without the formulated idea that keeps them whole. Jacques Barzun
The test and the use of man’s education is that he finds pleasure in the exercise of his mind. Jacques Barzun
Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game. Jacques Barzun
Great cultural changes begin in affectation and end in routine. Jacques Barzun