Skip to content

Paradox Quotes

the best quotes
Main navigation
  • Home
  • Quotes by Thinkers
    • Philosophers
    • Poets
    • Historians
    • Sociologists
  • Quotes by Doers
    • Leaders
    • Revolutionaries
    • Activists
    • Educators
  • Quotes by Birthday

Category Archive: 1806

John Stuart Mill Quote: “Although it is not true that…”

Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.

October 4, 2021 1806, English, John Stuart Mill, May 20, Quotes by Philosophers

Max Stirner Quote: “Many a man renounces morals, but…”

Many a man renounces morals, but with great difficulty the conception, ‘morality.’ Morality is the ‘idea’ of morals, their intellectual power, their power over the conscience; on the other hand, morals are too material to rule the mind, and do not fetter an ‘intellectual’ man, a so-called independent, a ‘freethinker.’

September 24, 2021 1806, German, Max Stirner, October 25, Quotes by Philosophers

Max Stirner Quote: “He who must expend his life…”

He who must expend his life to prolong life cannot enjoy it, and he who is still seeking for his life does not have it and can as little enjoy it.

September 8, 2021 1806, German, Max Stirner, October 25, Quotes by Philosophers

Elizabeth Barrett Browning Quote: “Girls blush, sometimes, because they are…”

Girls blush, sometimes, because they are alive, half wishing they were dead to save the shame. The sudden blush devours them, neck and brow; They have drawn too near the fire of life, like gnats, and flare up bodily, wings and all. What then? Who’s sorry for a gnat or girl?

August 31, 2021 1806, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English, March 6, Quotes by Poets

Elizabeth Barrett Browning Quote: “First time he kissed me, he…”

First time he kissed me, he but only kissed The fingers of this hand wherewith I write; And, ever since, it grew more clean and white.

August 24, 2021 1806, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English, March 6, Quotes by Poets

Elizabeth Barrett Browning Quote: “Smiles, tears, of all my life!”

Smiles, tears, of all my life! – and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.

August 3, 2021 1806, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English, March 6, Quotes by Poets

Maria Weston Chapman Quote: “Slavery can only be abolished by…”

Slavery can only be abolished by raising the character of the people who compose the nation; and that can be done only by showing them a higher one.

July 31, 2021 1806, American, July 24, Maria Weston Chapman, Quotes by Activists

John Stuart Mill Quote: “All good things which exist are…”

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

July 9, 2021 1806, English, John Stuart Mill, May 20, Quotes by Philosophers

John Stuart Mill Quote: “A party of order or stability…”

A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both necessary elements of a healthy state of political life.

June 6, 2021 1806, English, John Stuart Mill, May 20, Quotes by Philosophers

Maria Weston Chapman Quote: “We may draw good out of…”

We may draw good out of evil; we must not do evil, that good may come.

June 5, 2021 1806, American, July 24, Maria Weston Chapman, Quotes by Activists

Posts navigation

Previous1 2 3 … 11 Next
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Hive Lite by PixelGrade.
Footer navigation
  • Home
  • Quotes by Thinkers
    • Philosophers
    • Poets
    • Historians
    • Sociologists
  • Quotes by Doers
    • Leaders
    • Revolutionaries
    • Activists
    • Educators
  • Quotes by Birthday