Walter Kaufmann Quote

Success is no proof of virtue. In the case of a book, quick acclaim is presumptive evidence of a lack of substance and originality.


Existentialism, Religion, and Death: Thirteen Essays (ed. 1976)


Success is no proof of virtue. In the case of a book, quick acclaim is presumptive evidence of a lack of substance and originality.

Success is no proof of virtue. In the case of a book, quick acclaim is presumptive evidence of a lack of substance and originality.

Success is no proof of virtue. In the case of a book, quick acclaim is presumptive evidence of a lack of substance and originality.

Success is no proof of virtue. In the case of a book, quick acclaim is presumptive evidence of a lack of substance and originality.