“A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the devil's policy to keep the masses of mankind in ignorance; but finding that they will read, he is doing all in his power to poison their books.” BookReadingMankindPolicyIgnoranceFindingsMassDevilPoisonRepent Author:John Kenneth Galbraith
“It may be that there was no reason or purpose, for mankind must always be finding reasons where there are none, and comfort in a purpose that hardly exists.” MayReasonPurposeMankindComfortFindingsNo Reason Author:Jeanette Winterson
“Creatures which, lacking mankind's superior brain power, did not concern themselves with finding someone to blame, and instead tried to find someone to eat.” BrainMankindCreaturesFindingsConcernBlameSuperiorsLackingFinding SomeoneBrain Power Book:Jingo: (Discworld Novel 21) Source: Jingo: (Discworld Novel 21)
“The passion for power over others can never cease to threaten mankind, and is always sure of finding new and unforseen allies in continuing its martyrology.” PassionMankindFindingsCeaseAlliesContinuingPower Over Others Book:Lectures on Modern History: Great Event Source: Lectures on Modern History: Great Event
“The supposed great misery of our century is the lack of time; our sense of that, not a disinterested love of science, and certainly not wisdom, is why we devote such a huge proportion of the ingenuity and income of our societies to finding faster ways of doing things - as if the final aim of mankind was to grow closer not to a perfect humanity, but to a perfect lightning-flash.” IfsWayTimeHumanityGrowsPerfectMankindCenturyHugeFindingsAimMiseryFinalsIncomeFasterProportionOur SocietyFlashLightningIngenuityDisinterestedLack Of TimeDisinterested Love Book:THE FRENCH LIEUTENTANT'S WOMAN Source: THE FRENCH LIEUTENTANT'S WOMAN