#known

People are always afraid of the unknown - and banding together against the Thing That Is Different From Us is a time-honoured tradition for rallying the masses. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#against #always #banding #different #masses

I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning. ↗

— Plato

#ever #hardly #i #known #mathematician

Keep what you have; the known evil is best. ↗

— Plautus

#evil #keep #known #you

I have never known anyone worth a damn who wasn't irascible. ↗

— Ezra Pound

#damn #i #known #never #who

I have always thought the suicide should bump off at least one swine before taking off for parts unknown. ↗

— Ezra Pound

#before #bump #i #least #off

What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my admiration, and my contempt, of others. ↗

— Joseph Priestley

#both #contempt #i #known #lessen

I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not done it when they could. ↗

— Francois Rabelais

#done #had #i #known #many

The glory of my name increases my shame. Less known by mortals, I could better escape their eyes. ↗

— Jean Racine

#could #escape #eyes #glory #i

If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all. ↗

— Dan Rather

#journey #known #long #long journey #most

It does not make sense that we are allowing known potential weapons, not unlike those the 9-11 hijackers used to overcome the crews of four airplanes, to be taken aboard passenger aircraft. ↗

— Dave Reichert

#aircraft #allowing #crews #does #four