“Fanaticism, or, to call it by its milder name, enthusiasm, is only powerful and active so long as it is aggressive. Establish it firmly in power, and it becomes conservatism, whether it will or no.” LongNamesPowerfulActiveEnthusiasmAggressiveConservatismFanaticism Book:Among My Books Source: Among My Books
“Contented, unambitious people are all very well in their way. They form a neat, useful background for great portraits to be painted against, and they make a respectable, if not particularly intelligent, audience for the active spirits of the age to play before. I have not a word to say against contented people so long as they keep quiet.” PeopleIfsWayWellsLongPlayAgeFormSpiritAudienceQuietIntelligentActiveBackgroundsPortraitsRespectableNeat Book:The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow Source: The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow