Of course poets have morals and manners of their own, and custom is no argument with them. – Thomas Hardy Category: Customs
Custom, that unwritten law, By which the people keep even kings in awe. – Charles Davenport Category: Customs
You must lance an ulcer to heal it. You must tear down parts of an old building to restore it, and so it is with a sensual life that has no spirit in it. – Rumi Category: Healing
[Y]our life is a journey, not a rest. You are travelling to the promised land, from the cradle to the grave. – The Sunday at Home, December 7th 1854 Category: Effort
The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is inefficiency. An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty. – Eugene McCarthy Category: Bureaucracy
One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Category: Society
