The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever. – Anatole France Category: Miscellaneous
Civilizations have been founded and maintained on theories which refused to obey facts. – Joe Orton, What the Butler Saw, 1969 Category: Miscellaneous
A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. – Oscar Wilde Category: Miscellaneous
Loyalty in a free society depends upon the toleration of disloyalty. – Alan Barth, The Loyalty of Free Man, 1951 Category: Miscellaneous
Custom meets us at the cradle and leaves us only at the tomb. – Robert Ingersoll, Individuality Category: Conformity
Every vice is only an exaggeration of a necessary and virtuous function. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Category: Exaggeration
The war we have to wage today has only one goal and that is to make the world safe for diversity. – U Thant Category: War
A knowledge of the forces that rule society, of the causes that have produced its upheavals, and of societys resources for promoting healthy progress has become of vital concern to our civilization. – Wilhelm Dilthey Category: Knowledge
