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A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity.

A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity.

by Robert Frost Found in: Society Quotes,
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However different the holy causes people die for, they perhaps die basically for the same thing.

However different the holy causes people die for, they perhaps die basically for the same thing.

by Eric Hoffer Found in: Society Quotes,
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If you pray hard enough, water will run uphill. How hard? Why, hard enough to make water run uphill, of read more

If you pray hard enough, water will run uphill. How hard? Why, hard enough to make water run uphill, of course!

by Robert Heinlein Found in: Society Quotes,
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Only great minds can afford a simple style.

Only great minds can afford a simple style.

by Stendhal Found in: Fashion Quotes, Society Quotes,
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Man is a luxury loving animal. Take away play, fancies, and luxuries, and you will turn man into a dull, read more

Man is a luxury loving animal. Take away play, fancies, and luxuries, and you will turn man into a dull, sluggish creature, barely energetic enough to obtain a bare subsistence. A society becomes stagnant when its people are too rational or too serious to be tempted by baubles.

by Eric Hoffer Found in: Society Quotes,
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The unpredictability inherent in human affairs is due largely to the fact that the by-products of a human process are read more

The unpredictability inherent in human affairs is due largely to the fact that the by-products of a human process are more fateful than the product.

by Eric Hoffer Found in: Society Quotes,
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Example is the best precept.

Example is the best precept.

by Aesop Found in: Society Quotes,
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The difference between a professional person and a technician is that a technician knows everything about his job except its read more

The difference between a professional person and a technician is that a technician knows everything about his job except its ultimate purpose and his place in the scheme of things.

by Richard W. Livingston Found in: Society Quotes,
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Society drives people crazy with lust and calls it advertising.

Society drives people crazy with lust and calls it advertising.

by John Lahr Found in: Society Quotes,
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