Paul Eldridge quotes

Paul Eldridge was an American educator, writer, and poet with a significant influence in literary circles. His works explored themes of culture, philosophy, and the human condition. He contributed greatly to education and literature throughout his life. Here are 10 of his quotes:

Man is always ready to die for an idea, provided that idea is not quite clear to him. (Paul Eldridge)

Jealousy would be far less torturous if we understood that love is a passion entirely unrelated to our merits.

Paul Eldridge

If we were brought to trial for the crimes we have committed against ourselves, few would escape the gallows.

Paul Eldridge

Praises for our past triumphs are as feathers to a dead bird.

Paul Eldridge

History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes.

Paul Eldridge

In the spider-web of facts, many a truth is strangled.

Paul Eldridge

With the stones we cast at them, geniuses build new roads with them.

Paul Eldridge

Reading the epitaphs, our only salvation lies in resurrecting the dead and burying the living.

Paul Eldridge

There are those whose sole claim to profundity is the discovery of exceptions to the rules.

Paul Eldridge

We endeavor to stuff the universe into the gullet of an aphorism.

Paul Eldridge

Paul Eldridge

Occupation: American Educator
Born: May 5, 1888
Died: July 28, 1982
Quotes count: 10
Wikipedia: Paul Eldridge

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