Logo
Quote by David Lehman
Obscurantism is the academic theorists revenge on society for havi

Obscurantism is the academic theorists revenge on society for having consigned him or her to relative obscurity — a way of proclaiming ones superiority in the face of ones diminished influence. – David Lehman

Other quotes by David Lehman

Poetry criticism at its worst today is mean in spirit and spiteful in intent, as if determined to inflict the wound that will spur the artist to new heights if it does not cripple him or her. – David Lehman

Category:
Poetry
Author
David Lehman
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Obscurity
category

Obscurity is the realm of error. – Marquis De Vauvenargues

Category:
Obscurity

It is better to be looked over than overlooked. – Mae West

Category:
Obscurity

Darkness is to space what silence is to sound, i.e., the interval. – Marshall McLuhan

Category:
Obscurity

Obscurity brings safety. – Aesop

Category:
Obscurity

Random Quotes

The vicious count their years; virtuous, their acts. – Samuel Johnson

Category:
Helping

Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction. – Bob Marley

Category:
Drugs

The best performance improvement is the transition from the nonworking state to the working state. – J.Osterhout

Category:
Programming

In Heaven, I believe my dad is somewhere doing something nice. I feel Ive been too lucky to travel this far without somebody guiding me. – Katherine Jenkins

Category:
dad