Themselves - Quotes
History followed different courses for different peoples because of differences among peoples’ environments, not because of biological differences among peoples themselves.
This crime called blasphemy was invented by priests for the purpose of defending doctrines not able to take care of themselves.
Thinking must never submit itself, neither to a dogma, nor to a party, nor to a passion, nor to an interest, nor to a preconceived idea, nor to whatever it may be, if not to facts themselves, because, for it, to submit would be to cease to be.
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
People never learn anything by being told; they have to find out for themselves.
The world is full of stories, and from time to time they permit themselves to be told.
It`s only in fairy tales that princesses can afford to wait for the handsome prince to save them. In real life, they have to bust out of their own coffins and do the saving themselves.
Women wish to be loved not because they are pretty, or good, or well bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.
There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves.
Women play with their beauty as children do with their knives. They wound themselves with it.
The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. We`re teaching the wrong things. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn`t work, don`t buy it. Create your own. Most people can`t do it.
You mayn`t get the things themselves; but nothing can prevent you from having the fun of looking forward to them.