“I believe order is better than chaos, creation better than destruction. I prefer gentleness to violence, forgiveness to vendetta. On the whole I think that knowledge is preferable to ignorance, and I am sure that human sympathy is more valuable than ideology. I believe that in spite of the recent triumphs of science, men haven't changed much in the last two thousand years; and in consequence we must try to learn from history.” ThinkingMenTryingYearsBelieveHumansTwoWholeLastsOrderI BelieveViolenceHavensCreationChangedIgnoranceThousandConsequenceDestructionChaosValuableIdeologyTriumphSpiteThousand YearsGentlenessVendetta Author:Kenneth Clark
“I believe in courtesy, the ritual by which we avoid hurting other people's feelings by satisfying our own egos.” PeopleBelieveFeelingsI BelieveHurtKindnessEgoI Believe InRitualSatisfyingCourtesyHurting Others Book:Civilization Source: Civilization
“I believe in the God-given genius of certain individuals, and I value a society that makes their existence possible.” BelieveCertainValuesIndividualGivenI BelieveExistenceGeniusI Believe In Book:Civilisation Source: Civilisation
“I believe that in spite of the recent triumphs of science, men haven't changed much in the last two thousand years; and in consequence we must still try to learn from history. History is ourselves.” MenTryingYearsBelieveStillsTwoLastsI BelieveHistoryHavensChangedThousandConsequenceTriumphSpiteThousand Years Book:Civilization Source: Civilization
“The various parts of the body cannot be perceived as simple units and have no clear relationship to one another. In almost every detail the body is not the shape that art has led us to believe it should be.” ShouldBelieveArtBodySimpleClearShapesDetailsVariousUnitsParts Of The Body Book:The nude: a study in ideal form Source: The nude: a study in ideal form
