All Louis Kronenberger Quotes
Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it make us vain, in fact, of our modesty.
Louis Kronenberger
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The trouble with us in America isn't that the poetry of life has turned to prose, but that it has turned to advertising copy.
Louis Kronenberger
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Privacy was in sufficient danger before TV appeared, and TV has given it its death blow.
Louis Kronenberger
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One of the misfortunes of our time is that in getting rid of false shame we have killed off so much real shame as well.
Louis Kronenberger
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In art there are tears that lie too deep for thought.
Louis Kronenberger
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There seems to be a terrible misunderstanding on the part of a great many people to the effect that when you cease to believe you may cease to behave.
Louis Kronenberger in
Religion
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The trouble with our age is all signposts and no destination.
Louis Kronenberger
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Highly educated bores are by far the worst; they know so much, in such fiendish detail, to be boring about.
Louis Kronenberger
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Individualism is rather like innocence; there must be something unconscious about it.
Louis Kronenberger
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It is the gossip columnist's business to write about what is none of his business.
Louis Kronenberger
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The closer and more confidential our relationship with someone, the less we are entitled to ask about what we are not voluntarily told.
Louis Kronenberger
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The Englishman wants to be recognized as a gentleman, or as some other suitable species of human being, the American wants to be considered a good guy.
Louis Kronenberger
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Many people today don't want honest answers insofar as honest means unpleasant or disturbing, They want a soft answer that turneth away anxiety.
Louis Kronenberger
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Old age is an excellent time for outrage. My goal is to say or do at least one outrageous thing every week.
Louis Kronenberger in
Age
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