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German erudition of his time he held in little esteem. “They go to…
Quote byOscar Levy · 1867–1946
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Revival of Aristocracy (1906), describing the view of Stendhal, p. 84..
English (original)
German erudition of his time he held in little esteem. “They go to work like galley slaves,” was his charge. “They do not write on a theme because inspired; but the theme comes first, and with assiduous and laborious study they hope to evolve something brilliant out of it.”
— Oscar Levy
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