“He that fancies such a sufficiency in himself that he can live without all the world is greatly mistaken; but he that imagines himself so necessary that other people cannot live without him is a great deal more mistaken.” PeopleWorldDealsImagineSocietySolitudeFancyMistakenSufficiency Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“There can be no be no better instruction... than that every man who is to deal with his neighbor to follow these commandments. 'Whatsoever ye would that others should do unto you, do ye also unto them,' and 'Love thy neighbor as thyself.' If these were always followed, then everything would instruct and arrange itself; then no law books nor courts nor judicial actions would be required. All things would quietly and simply be set to rights, for everyone's heart and conscience would guide them.” IfsMenShouldHeartBookWould BeActionLawLanguageDealsRightsSocietyCommunicationConscienceAll ThingsAnd LoveCourtGuidesNeighborEvery ManInstructionCommandmentsThyselfJudicialLove Thy NeighborLaw Books Author:Martin Luther
“In a free society, one does not have to deal with those who are irrational. One is free to avoid them.” DoeFreedomDealsSocietyNovelistsIrrationalAvoidingStupid PeopleFree SocietyFamous WomenIrrationality Book:The Virtue of Selfishness Source: The Virtue of Selfishness
“When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion - when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing - when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors - when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don't protect you against them, but protect them against you - when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice - you may know that your society is doomed.” KnowsMenNeedsMaySelfDoneLawOrderDealsLibertySacrificeSocietyEconomicHonestyProduceBecomingProtectCorruptionFavorsGoodsConspiracyPermissionDoomedConsentTradingCompulsionGet RichYou AgainSelf SacrificeProtect You Book:Ayn Rand Novel Collection Source: Ayn Rand Novel Collection
“When they took the Fourth Amendment, I was silent because I don't deal drugs. When they took the Sixth Amendment, I kept quiet because I know I'm innocent. When they took the Second Amendment, I said nothing because I don't own a gun. Now they've come for the First Amendment, and I can't say anything at all.” KnowsFirstsSaidI CanDealsSocietyDrugQuietGunSilentInnocentInnocenceAmendmentsFourthSay AnythingFirst AmendmentSecond AmendmentFourth AmendmentCollecting Things Author:Tim Freeman
“...gender relationships, which are tough for people to deal with, are key to whether a society orients to domination or partnership in all its relations.” PeopleWomenDealsSocietyKeysToughRelationGenderPartnershipWomens RightsDomination Author:Riane Eisler
“One of the expressions of Western over-reliance on technology can be seen in the lack of patience in industrial society. When you deal with technology, everything happens at the touch of a button. This conditions you to become so impatient that when you have an emotional or personal crisis, you don't allow time for the solution to take effect. This leads to all sorts of rash responses, like quarrels, fights and so on.” HappensTimeFightingDealsTechnologySocietyConditionsEffectsEmotionalExpressionSolutionsCrisisResponseWesternThings HappenButtonsQuarrelsRelianceImpatient Author:Dalai Lama
“Successful societies-those which progress economically and politically and can control the terms on which they deal with the outside world-succeed because they have found ways to match individual self-interest to the collective good.” WorldWaySelfFoundIndividualTermInterestDealsSuccessfulProgressSocietySucceedCollectivesSelf InterestOutside WorldCollective Good Author:James Fallows