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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.
The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike read more
The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Most people can't understand how others can blow their noses differently than they do.
Most people can't understand how others can blow their noses differently than they do.
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.