Mark Van Doren quotes

The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery. (Mark Van Doren)
Nothing in man is more serious than his sense of humor; it is the sign that he wants all the truth. View quote
Mark Van Doren
Bring ideas in and entertain them royally, for one of them may be the king. View quote
Mark Van Doren
To fail to love is not to exist at all. View quote
Mark Van Doren
When it aims to express a love of the world it refuses to conceal the many reasons why the world is hard to love, though we must love it because we have no other, and to fail to love it is not to exist at all. View quote
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Wit is the only wall between us and the dark. View quote
Mark Van Doren
The job of the poet is to render the world-to see it and report it without loss, without perversion. No poet ever talks about feelings. Only sentimental people do. View quote
Mark Van Doren