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There is no scorn more profound, or on the whole more justifiable, than that of the men who make for the men who explain. Exposition, criticism, appreciation, is work for second-rate minds.
Eden Ahbez, Musician (1908) |
Claudia Cardinale, Actress (1938) |
Bliss Carman, Poet (1861) |
Joe Davis, Celebrity (1901) |
Dave Edmunds, Musician (1944) |
Leonhard Euler, Mathematician (1707) |
Luke Evans, Actor (1979) |
Eva Figes, (1932) |
Jay Garner, Soldier (1938) |
Henry James, Writer (1843) |
Simon Dach, Poet (1659) |
William Empson, Poet (1984) |
Oliver Evans, Inventor (1819) |
Greta Garbo, Actress (1990) |
Jean Genet, Dramatist (1986) |
Abraham Lincoln, President (1865) |