Magnanimous people have no vanity, they have no jealousy, and they feed on the true and the solid wherever they find it. And, what is more, they find it everywhere.
Van Wyck Brooks Quotes
Nothing is sadder than having worldly standards without worldly means.
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| Birth: | 16th February, 1886 |
| Death: | 2nd May, 1963 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Critic, Historian, Biographer |
About
Van Wyck Brooks was an American literary critic, biographer, and historian. Brooks was educated at Harvard University and graduated in 1908. As a student there, he published his first book: a collection of poetry called Verses by Two Undergraduates, co-written with his friend John Hall Wheelock.
