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It may be that we are puppets-puppets controlled by the strings of society. But at least we are puppets with read more
It may be that we are puppets-puppets controlled by the strings of society. But at least we are puppets with perception, with awareness. And perhaps our awareness is the first step to our liberation.
The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.
The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.
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.
A man must consider what a rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist.
A man must consider what a rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist.
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.
If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing read more
If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.
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.
A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It would be horribly selfish if read more
A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It would be horribly selfish if it wanted all the other flowers in the garden to be both red and roses.