#see

Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#against #ambition #another #attack #first

There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#country #decay #held #religion #rites

Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one. ↗

— Charles Mackay

#go #herds #mad #men #only

But the rule seems to be that the bigger and more life-changing the decision, the less it will seem like a decision at all. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#decision #less #life-changing #like #more

Although we love the idea of choice - our culture almost worships it - we seek refuge in the familiar and the comfortable. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#although #choice #comfortable #culture #familiar

It's Australian to do such things because, however uncivilised they may seem, it's human to do them. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#because #however #human #may #seem

The question is, will we continue to fight what may be a rearguard action to defend universal literacy as a central goal of our education system, or are we bold enough to see what's actually happening to our culture? ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#actually #bold #central #continue #culture

I like most of the Humphrey Bogart movies because they had to act then, and they acted very well. Edward G. Robinson is probably the best actor I've ever seen on the movies. ↗

— Patrick Macnee

#acted #actor #because #best #bogart

The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing. ↗

— Publilius Syrus

#eyes #mind #responsible #seeing

As long as people want to see me in movies, and as long as I find it interesting, I'll keep working. ↗

— Elle Macpherson

#i #interesting #keep #long #me