“There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating: people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing.” Continue reading
Category Archives: Society
George Bernard Shaw on Politics
“Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.” Continue reading
Edgar Watson Howe on Lies
“Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.” Continue reading
Thomas Sowell on History and Society
“Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good.” Continue reading
Louise Beal on Society
“Love thy neighbour as yourself, but choose your neighbourhood.” Continue reading
Victor Hugo on Education
“He who opens a school door, closes a prison.” Continue reading
George Bernard Shaw on England and America
“England and America are two countries separated by a common language.” Continue reading
Nancy Astor on Change
“The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything – or nothing.” Continue reading
Gian Vincenzo Gravina Cynical Quote
“A bore is a man who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company.” Continue reading
Gilbert K. Chesterton on Education
“Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.” Continue reading