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.
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The man who has the courage of his platitudes is always a successful man.
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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.
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