Maxioms Pet

X
  •   10  /  7  

    He might have proved a useful adjunct, if not an ornament to
    society.

    by Found in Society Quotes,
Share to:

You May Also Like   /   View all maxioms

  ( comments )
  5  /  12  

The Don Quixote of one generation may live to hear himself called
the savior of society by the next.

The Don Quixote of one generation may live to hear himself called
the savior of society by the next.

by James Russell Lowell Found in: Society Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  7  /  19  

The tapestry of history has no point at which you can cut it and leave the design intelligible.

The tapestry of history has no point at which you can cut it and leave the design intelligible.

by George Dix Found in: Society Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  14  /  18  

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Society Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  4  /  10  

For every social wrong there must be a remedy. But the remedy
can be nothing less than the abolition read more

For every social wrong there must be a remedy. But the remedy
can be nothing less than the abolition of the wrong.

by Henry George Found in: Society Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  11  /  28  

In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only read more

In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity.

by Hunter S. Thompson Found in: Society Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  6  /  12  

I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to read more

I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.

by Emily Bronte Found in: Society Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  12  /  12  

Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it by hiding

Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it by hiding

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Society Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  20  /  27  

In strategy the longest way round is often the shortest way there- a direct approach to the object exhausts the read more

In strategy the longest way round is often the shortest way there- a direct approach to the object exhausts the attacker and hardens the resistance by compression, whereas an indirect approach loosens the defender's hold by upsetting his balance.

by B.h. Liddell Hart Found in: Society Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  20  /  17  

The stupider the peasant, the better the horse understands him.

The stupider the peasant, the better the horse understands him.

Maxioms Web Pet