Paul Eldridge
Paul Eldridge
Paul Eldridgewas an American poet, novelist, short story writer and teacher. The son of Leon and Jeanette Eldridge, he was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 5, 1888. He later married a fellow writer, Sylvette de Lamar. He received his B.S. from Temple University in 1909, his M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1911, and a doctorate from the University of Paris in 1913. He was a teacher of romance languages at the high school level in New York...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEducator
CountryUnited States of America
character men sea
To judge a man's character by only one of its manifestations is like judging the sea by a jugful of its water.
life yoke mourn
We mourn the transitory things and fret under the yoke of the immutable ones.
trying shepherds logic
Reason is the shepherd trying to corral life's vast flock of wild irrationalities.
believe tin crowns
For having expressed an opinion, however far-fetched, we straightway become its slave, ready to die defending it, and even ready to believe it. And many continue to be martyrs to causes which have ceased to exist, their crowns rusting upon their heads as tin wreaths rust upon forgotten tombs.
wisdom long gathering
To have lived long does not necessarily imply the gathering of much wisdom and experience. One who has pedaled twenty-five thousand miles on a stationary bicycle has not circled the globe. He or she has only garnered weariness.
men treats position
A man is most accurately judged by how he treats those who are not in a position either to retaliate or to reciprocate.
lying reading resurrection
Reading the epitaphs, our only salvation lies in resurrecting the dead and burying the living.
men ideas ready
Man is ready to die for an idea, provided that idea is not quite clear to him.