Category: Quotations

It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants.  What are you industrious about?Henry David Thoreau

The cure for boredom is curiosity.  There is no cure for curiosity.Dorothy Parker

If you’re never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances.Julia Soul

A defense of patriotism is an attack on the Enlightenment; a defense of all group phenomena related or analogous to patriotism is also an attack on the Enlightenment.George Kateb, Patriotism and Other Mistakes, page 4

There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny.William Hazlitt, British literary critic and philosopher

I’m not sure I want popular opinion on my side — I’ve noticed those with the most opinions often have the fewest facts.Bethania McKenstry

We should manage our fortunes as we do our health — enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and never apply violent remedies except in an extreme necessity.Francois de La Rochefoucauld