Anl Quotes

Book collecting is a full-time occupation, and one wouldn't get far if one took time off for frivolities like reading.

H em bi lmek h em de b i l m e m e k, bir y a n d an u s t a ca u y d u r u l m uş ya l anl ar s ö y l e r k en bir y a n d an da t üm gerçeğin a y ı r d ı n da olmak, ç e l i ş t ikl e r ini bi l e r ek ve h er iki s ine de i n a n a r ak bi rbi r ini ç ü r ü t en iki görüşü aynı anda s a v u n m a k; ma n t ı ğa karşı m a n t ı ğı kull a nma k, ahlaka s a h ip ç ıkt ığını söyl e rken ahlakı y a d s ı m a k, h em d e m o k r a s i n in olanaksızlığına h em de P a r t i ' n in d emo k r a s i n in k o r u y u c u su o l d u ğ u na i n a nma k; u n u t u l m a sı g e r e k e ni u n u t m a k, gerekli o l ur o lmaz yeniden anıms amak, s o n ra b i r d en y e n i d en u n u t u v e r m e k: en ö n eml i si de, aynı işlemi i ş l emin k e n d i s i ne de u y g u l ama k.

Actually, any Christian who has tried to bear witness to others has heard that charge: "Who do you think you are?" The greatest answer to that question that I've ever heard is the old answer, "I'm just one beggar telling other beggars where they can find bread." That's really all I anl, and that's all any of us are.

The following extracts will give some idea of the interest of his letters to Phillipps, full of news of the sale rooms and the world of scholarship, spiced with that touch of malice which makes for good reading.