Quotes about Academia

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There are times when wisdom cannot be found in the chambers of parliament or the halls of academia but at the unpretenti — E.A. Bucchianeri
The only ethical principle which has made science possible is that the truth shall be told all the time. If we do not pe — Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night
To make a deliberate falsification for personal gain is the last, worst depth to which either scholar or artist can desc — Dorothy L. Sayers, The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers. Vol. 1, 1899-1936: The Making of a Detective Novelist
See that the mind is honest, first; the rest may follow or not as God wills. [That] the fundamental treason to the mind — Dorothy L. Sayers, The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers. Vol. 1, 1899-1936: The Making of a Detective Novelist
The percentage of leading scientists who profess not to believe in a personal God tells us little unless we also know on — Brad S. Gregory, The Unintended Reformation: How a Religious Revolution Secularized Society
As humans, we have invented lots of useful kinds of lie. As well as lies-to-children ('as much as they can understand') — Terry Pratchett, The Science of Discworld
What is the matter with universities is that the students are school children, whereas it is of the very essence of univ — George Bernard Shaw, Misalliance
The humanities should constitute the core of any university worth the name. — Terry Eagleton
I am concerned only with the proper training of the mind to encounter and deal with the formidable mass of undigested pr — Dorothy L. Sayers
The problem with studying is that it gets in the way of education. — Neel Burton
There's very little authentic study of the humanities remaining. My research assistant came to me two years ago saying s — Harold Bloom
As is perhaps obvious, Morris Zapp had no great esteem for his fellow-labourers in the vineyards of literature. They see — David Lodge
To make a deliberate falsification for personal gain is the last, worst depth to which either scholar or artist can desc — Dorothy L. Sayers, The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers. Vol. 1, 1899-1936: The Making of a Detective Novelist
On my first day in London I made an early start. Reaching the Public Record Office not much after ten, I soon secured th — Sarah Caudwell, Thus Was Adonis Murdered
Incidentally, I notice that our professors, trying to show off to their students, rant and rail against the state and ag — Ernst Jünger, Eumeswil
What'll Geoffrey do when you pull off your First, my child?" demanded Miss Ha — Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night
I don't recall that when I was in high school or college, any novel was ever presented to me to study as a novel. In fac — Flannery O'Connor, Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
...you sometimes note an impatience on the part of a specialist that the public does not show sufficient interest in his — Freeman Tilden
And if she liked and trusted the person who asked, she would add that yes, it was kind of a lot to deal with: her outwar — Lev Grossman, The Magician's Land
Needless to say, that meant that the Braekbills student body was quite the psychological menagerie. Carrying that much o — Lev Grossman, The Magician's Land