“Owing to the identification of religion with virtue, together with the fact that the most religious men are not the most intelligent, a religious education gives courage to the stupid to resist the authority of educated men, as has happened, for example, where the teaching of evolution has been made illegal. So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence; and in this respect ministers of religion follow gospel authority more closely than in some others.” MenGivingHas BeensMadeI CanFactsTogetherRememberReligiousVirtueHappenedTeachingStupidExampleEvolutionAuthorityIntelligentPraiseEducatedMinistersIllegalOne WordIdentificationOwingEducated ManReligious Education Book:Education and the Social Order Source: Education and the Social Order
“A man must be excessively stupid, as well as uncharitable, who believes that there is no virtue but on his own side, and that there are not men as honest as himself who may differ from him in political principles.” MenBelieveWellsMayPoliticalSidesPrinciplesVirtueHonestStupid Book:The spectator Source: The spectator
“But I remember the morning after The Mask of Virtue-which is the first play I did at the West End-that some critics saw fit to be as foolish as to say that I was a great actress. And I thought, that was a foolish, wicked thing to say, because it put such an onus and such a responsibility onto me, which I simply wasn't able to carry. And it took me years to learn enough to live up to what they said-for those first notices. I find it so stupid. I remember the critic very well, and have never forgiven him.” YearsFirstsWellsSaidEndsEnoughPlayAbleRememberResponsibilityMorningVirtueSawsStupidFitWestCriticsActressesFoolishWickedMaskForgivenThey SaidNever ForgiveMorning AfterWest EndWicked Things Author:Vivien Leigh
“A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side.” MenBelieveWarSidesVirtueStupidArgumentStupidityBigotryAntiwarFlirtingBigots Author:Joseph Addison
“Money is the barometer of a society's virtue.” FunnyInspiringMoneyVirtueStupidInvestmentSavingSavingsSaving MoneyBarometerBest MoneySpending Other People's Money Book:Atlas Shrugged Source: Atlas Shrugged