Logo
Quote by Umberto Eco
In the United States theres a Puritan ethic and a mythology of suc

In the United States theres a Puritan ethic and a mythology of success. He who is successful is good. In Latin countries, in Catholic countries, a successful person is a sinner. – Umberto Eco

Other quotes by Umberto Eco

Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the truth, to make truth laugh, because the only truth lies in learning to free ourselves from insane passion for the truth. – Umberto Eco

Category:
Learning
Author
Umberto Eco
Read Quote

But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth. – Umberto Eco

Category:
Truth
Author
Umberto Eco
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Success
category

The problem with being British… I dont know if its me being British or being raised a strict Catholic, but you never really enjoy success. – Danny Boyle

Category:
Success

Nothing good comes in life or athletics unless a lot of hard work has preceded the effort. Only temporary success is achieved by taking short cuts. – Roger Staubach

Category:
Success

Ive stopped apologizing to myself for having this great period of success and financial acceptance. – Robert Plant

Category:
Success

My first attempt at a kiss was in fifth grade, but it didnt go so well. Later, I used Boyz II Men and Jodeci songs to come on to girls. I had more success. – John Legend

Category:
Success

Random Quotes

I normally dont eat junk food. – Martin Yan

Category:
Food

Were going to be able to ask our computers to monitor things for us, and when certain conditions happen, are triggered, the computers will take certain actions and inform us after the fact. – Steve Jobs

Category:
Computers

The democratic idealist is prone to make light of the whole question of standards and leadership because of his unbounded faith in the plain people. – Irving Babbitt

Category:
Faith

I fear my enthusiasm flags when real work is demanded of me. – H. P. Lovecraft

Category:
Fear