Quote by Alexander Herzen
There is nothing in the world more stubborn than a corpse: you can

There is nothing in the world more stubborn than a corpse: you can hit it, you can knock it to pieces, but you cannot convince it. – Alexander Herzen

Other quotes by Alexander Herzen

Slavery is the first step towards civilization. In order to develop it is necessary that things should be much better for some and much worse for others, then those who are better off can develop at the expense of others. – Alexander Herzen

Category:
Slavery
Read Quote

Unaware of the absurdity of it, we introduce our own petty household rules into the economy of the universe for which the life of generations, peoples, of entire planets, has no importance in relation to the general development. – Alexander Herzen

Category:
Assumptions
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Tradition
category

I felt theres a wealth in Jewish tradition, a great inheritance. Id be a jerk not to take advantage of it. – Herman Wouk

Category:
Tradition

The assumption must be that those who can see value only in tradition, or versions of it, deny mans ability to adapt to changing circumstances. – Stephen Bayley

Category:
Tradition

As soon as tradition has come to be recognized as tradition, it is dead. – Allan Bloom

Category:
Tradition

In America nothing dies easier than tradition. – Russell Baker

Category:
Tradition

Random Quotes

Beauty is worse than wine, it intoxicates both the holder and beholder. – Aldous Huxley

Category:
Beauty

I still have, I hope, a lot of years and there are still a lot of things I want to do. – Faye Dunaway

Category:
Hope

I have never acted he has never been cast in a romantic lead or has been cast opposite a female love interest in any movie he starred in. – Morgan Freeman

Category:
Romantic

Music makes me high on stage, and thats the truth. Its like being almost addicted to music. – Jimi Hendrix

Category:
Music