What did Max Beerbohm mean by: The critic who justly admires all kinds of things simultaneously cannot love any one of them. Max Beerbohm Satirist and caricaturist · England Copy
+ People are either born hosts or born guests. Author, July 19, 2023January 2, 2025, Max Beerbohm, Hospitality, Nature, Personality, 0 Max Beerbohm Satirist and caricaturist · England
History does not repeat itself. The historians repeat one another. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Max Beerbohm, History, Repetition, 0 Max Beerbohm Satirist and caricaturist · England
Heroes are very human, most of them; very easily touched by praise. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Max Beerbohm, Heroes, Humanity, Praise, 0 Max Beerbohm Satirist and caricaturist · England
+ The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity. Read explanation Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Max Beerbohm, Conceit, Modesty, Popularity, 0 Max Beerbohm Satirist and caricaturist · England
+ Men of genius are not quick judges of character. Author, August 31, 2023January 2, 2025, Max Beerbohm, Character, Genius, Judgment, 0 Max Beerbohm Satirist and caricaturist · England
The one real goal of education is to leave a person asking questions. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Max Beerbohm, Critical-thinking, Curiosity, Learning, 0 Max Beerbohm Satirist and caricaturist · England
+ To destroy is still the strongest instinct of our nature. Author, August 4, 2023January 2, 2025, Max Beerbohm, Destruction, Instinct, Nature, 0 Max Beerbohm Satirist and caricaturist · England
I need no dictionary of quotations to remind me that the eyes are the windows of the soul. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Max Beerbohm, Connection, Introspection, Perception, 0 Max Beerbohm Satirist and caricaturist · England
Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
It’s stupid the way people extrapolate the past — and not slightly stupid, but massively stupid. Read explanation Charlie Munger Business person
I only fear the death of others. For me, true death is that of the people I love Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The public is never pleased with what we do, wanting always a copy of what we have done. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
