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Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of conformity in our lifetime. ↗

— Jacob Bronowski

#conformity #died #dissent #ever #lifetime

Science has nothing to be ashamed of even in the ruins of Nagasaki. The shame is theirs who appeal to other values than the human imaginative values which science has evolved. ↗

— Jacob Bronowski

#ashamed #even #evolved #human #imaginative

The fear really hits you. That's what you feel first. And then it's the anger and frustration. Part of the problem is how little we understand about the ultimate betrayal of the body when it rebels against itself. ↗

— Charles Bronson

#against #anger #betrayal #body #fear

I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river. ↗

— Zhuangzi

#fishes #go #i #joy #know

If you would have your son to walk honourably through the world, you must not attempt to clear the stones from his path, but teach him to walk firmly over them - not insist upon leading him by the hand, but let him learn to go alone. ↗

— Anne Bronte

#attempt #clear #firmly #go #hand

I don't call you handsome, sir, though I love you most dearly: far too dearly to flatter you. Don't flatter me. ↗

— Charlotte Bronte

#dearly #far #flatter #handsome #i

Good women always think it is their fault when someone else is being offensive. Bad women never take the blame for anything. ↗

— Anita Brookner

#anything #bad #being #blame #else

A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to violence and crime, and any sense of loyalty and good faith will be abandoned. ↗

— Xun Zi

#any #born #crime #envy #faith

Life... is not simply a series of exciting new ventures. The future is not always a whole new ball game. There tends to be unfinished business. One trails all sorts of things around with one, things that simply won't be got rid of. ↗

— Anita Brookner

#around #ball #ball game #business #exciting

Americans have been remarkably devoted to the capacity for belief, to idealism. That's why we get into trouble all the time. We're always viewed as naive. ↗

— A. Bartlett Giamatti

#been #belief #capacity #devoted #get