“There are those who feel an imperative need to believe, for whom the values of a belief are proportionate not to its truth, but to its definiteness. Incapable of either admitting the existence of contrary judgments or of suspending their own, they supply the place of knowledge by turning other men's conjectures into dogmas.” MenNeedsFeelsBelieveValuesBeliefExistenceAtheismJudgmentPositive AtheismContraryDogmaIncapableImperativesAdmittingConjecture Author:C. E. M. Joad
“A good soul like a good body should be as unobtrusive as possible; in so far as it functions properly, it should not be noticed for good or for ill.” ShouldSoulBodyFunctionIllGood Souls Author:C. E. M. Joad
“Some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.” AgeTurnsDrinkWineBirthdayGetting OlderMy Birthday60th Birthday50th BirthdayVineyardsFood And WineFunny AgingVinegarBirthdays And AgingFunny Old Age BirthdayInspirational BirthdayRed WineGreat WineBest WineBottles Of WineFunny AgeWise BirthdayFunny BirthdayVinoBirthday WishesFine WineFunny WineWine And LoveWine ToastDrinking ChampagneWine LoveFunny Happy BirthdayWine And AgeChampagne DrinkingWitty BirthdayFunny Birthday CardBest BirthdayBirthday HumorBirthday Wishes FunnyAging And WisdomHilarious Happy BirthdayAwesome BirthdayWitty WineTurning 50Drinking AgeOil And Vinegar Author:C. E. M. Joad
“My life is spent in perpetual alternation between two rhythms, the rhythm of attracting people for fear I may be lonely and the rhythm of trying to get rid of them because I know that I am bored.” PeopleKnowsTryingMayTwoLife IsLonelyRhythmBoredPerpetualBeing Alone Author:C. E. M. Joad
“A man's style should be like his dress. It should be as unobtrusive and should attract as little attention as possible.” MenShouldLittlesAttentionStyleDresses Author:C. E. M. Joad
“It has been left to our generation to discover that you can move heaven and earth to save five minutes and then not have the faintest idea what to do with them when you have saved them.” Has BeensIdeasEarthMovingLeftHeavenFiveGenerationsMinutesSavedFive MinutesHeaven And EarthOur Generation Author:C. E. M. Joad
“The secret of successful journalism is to make your readers so angry they will write half your paper for you.” WritingSecretHalfSuccessfulReaderPaperAngryJournalismSecret To SuccessNewspapers Journalism Author:C. E. M. Joad
“War provides an outlet for every evil element in man's nature. It enfranchises cupidity and greed gives a charter to petty tyranny, glorifies cruelty and places in positions of power the vulgar and base.” MenGivingWarEvilPositionElementsGreedTyrannyCrueltyAntiwarVulgarPettyOutletsGlorifyCharterPosition Of Power Author:C. E. M. Joad
“In the most civilized and progressive countries freedom of discussion is recognized as a fundamental principle.” CountryPrinciplesCivilizationFundamentalsDiscussionCivilizedProgressiveFundamental Principles Author:C. E. M. Joad
“There was never an age in which useless knowledge was more important than in our own.” ImportantAgeKnowledgeUselessUseless Knowledge Author:C. E. M. Joad
“Conscience was the barmaid of the Victorian soul. Recognizing that human beings were fallible and that their failings, though regrettable, must be humored, conscience would permit, rather ungraciously perhaps, the indulgence of a number of carefully selected desires.” HumansSoulDesireHuman BeingsNumbersFailingConsciencePermitRecognizingIndulgenceSelectedVictorianBarmaids Author:C. E. M. Joad
