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Modern travelling is not travelling at all; it is merely being sent to a place, and very little different from becoming a parcel. ↗

— John Ruskin

#being #different #little #merely #modern

Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#education #ignorant #made #men #stupid

The art which we may call generally art of the wayside, as opposed to that which is the business of men's lives, is, in the best sense of the word, Grotesque. ↗

— John Ruskin

#best #business #call #generally #grotesque

The work of science is to substitute facts for appearances, and demonstrations for impressions. ↗

— John Ruskin

#demonstrations #facts #impressions #science #substitute

What do we, as a nation, care about books? How much do you think we spend altogether on our libraries, public or private, as compared with what we spend on our horses? ↗

— John Ruskin

#altogether #books #care #compared #horses

When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package. ↗

— John Ruskin

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Moderation: a median with no means, praised by those with no misfortunes, practiced by those with no merits. ↗

— Bauvard

#humor #moderation #funny

One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#boxes #fists #food #good #good food

The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#charming #differs #fact #feared #great