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The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.
The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.
I have a high state of resentment for the conformity in this country. If you're not married and having children, read more
I have a high state of resentment for the conformity in this country. If you're not married and having children, it's like your life is empty or you're a communist meanie.
We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove.
We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove.
It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed.
It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed.
Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who read more
Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.
I was part of that strange race of people aptly described as spending their lives doing things they detest to read more
I was part of that strange race of people aptly described as spending their lives doing things they detest to make money they don't want to buy things they don't need to impress people they dislike.
"ase by case, we find that conformity is the easy way, and the path to privilege and prestige; dissidence carries read more
"ase by case, we find that conformity is the easy way, and the path to privilege and prestige; dissidence carries personal costs.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to read more
To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity.