Quote#World
One ought not to hoard culture. It should be adapted and infused into…
Quote byWallace Stevens · 1879–1955
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Journal entry (June 20, 1899); in Holly Stevens, ed., Souvenirs and Prophecies: The Young Wallace Stevens (New York: Knopf, 1977), ch. 3.
English (original)
One ought not to hoard culture. It should be adapted and infused into society as a leaven. Liberality of culture does not mean illiberality of its benefits.
— Wallace Stevens
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