"Comedy speaks for civilization; farce bears an ill-concealed, sometimes unconcealed animus against civilization. Often against civility too."

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Source : Irving Howe (1995). “A Critic's Notebook”, Harvest Books

Irving Howe

#Civilization Quotes #Farce Quotes #Bears Quotes

“A college should feel alarmed rather than pleased if it graduates nothing but good citizens. For when the body politic is composed of nothing but submissive individuals, half of its health and all of its vigor have disappeared.”
“Charity is not a virtue to expect in others only. It is the all-important Christian attribute to be found in ourselves. . . . We believe that charity must begin at home. Can we hope to be charitable to the stranger if love does not abound in the family? A sure step in the direction of improvement and progress in our own lives comes when we share with mother or father in their dependence as they shared with us in their productive years.... We cannot as children ignore our obligations to our parents by passing responsibility for their care to others. . . .”
“Iâ€™ve heard it said: â€˜By his home you shall know himâ€™; and we all know that we must pay attention to anyone who reverses the subject and auxiliary verb in his sentence.”
“The fact that we have been able to perturb the carbon cycle with our industrial revolution is evidence of how vulnerable we are - because when we destroy our environments, we destroy our food and energy supplies. In short, we destroy ourselves.”

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“A few years ago I wrote two versions of my obituary, the one I wanted and the one I was heading for. They were very different. I realized I needed to make some big changes if I was going to look back and be proud of my life. I am making those changes, and now I have a life worth living.”
“It's hard to say that my twenties were the most miserable time in my life or that my first wife drove me crazy or that I hated the job that I had. You can say all of those things. But for the most part, people manage to have a good time when they're that age.”
“It doesn't matter what people say or what the rules say or what you're supposed to do, you go after what's in your heart.”
“We are made for larger ends than Earth can encompass. Oh, let us be true to our exalted destiny.”

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