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Quote by Georges Bernanos
Civilization exists precisely so that there may be no masses but r

Civilization exists precisely so that there may be no masses but rather men alert enough never to constitute masses. – Georges Bernanos

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I know the compassion of others is a relief at first. I dont despise it. But it cant quench pain, it slips through your soul as through a sieve. And when our suffering has been dragged from one pity to another, as from one mouth to another, we can no longer respect or love it. – Georges Bernanos

Category:
Kindness
Author
Georges Bernanos
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The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means. – Georges Bernanos

Category:
Society
Author
Georges Bernanos
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Masses
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The human animal cannot be trusted for anything good except en masse. The combined thought and action of the whole people of any race, creed or nationality, will always point in the right direction. – Harry S Truman

Category:
Masses

The mass never comes up to the standard of its best member, but on the contrary degrades itself to a level with the lowest. – Henry David Thoreau

Category:
Masses

The mind of the people is like mud, from which arise strange and beautiful things. – W. J. Turner

Category:
Masses

The time when most of you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd. – Epicurus

Category:
Masses

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Gray hairs are deaths blossoms. – English Proverb

Category:
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You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room. – Dr. Seuss

Category:
alone

Talk well of your friends and of your enemies say nothing. – Proverb

Category:
Enemy, Enemies

I pray God I may never be brought to the melancholy trial but, if ever I should, it will then be known how far I can reduce to practice principles which I know to be founded in truth. – James Otis

Category:
Truth