Quotes about Conventions

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Sometimes when a father has an ugly, loutish son, the love he bears him so blindfolds his eyes that he does not see his — Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote
Sometimes when a father has an ugly, loutish son, the love he bears him so blindfolds his eyes that he does not see his — Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote
The greatest thing about our times is that you don't need permission to express yourself the way you wish. Sometimes peo — Nuno Roque
The greatest thing about our times is that you don't need permission to express yourself the way you wish. Sometimes peo — Nuno Roque
You see what I am driving at. The mentally handicapped do not have a consciousness of power. Because of this perhaps the — Jean Vanier, Eruption to Hope
You see what I am driving at. The mentally handicapped do not have a consciousness of power. Because of this perhaps the — Jean Vanier, Eruption to Hope
Reflection may be essential to a scholar, but it’s taboo in social intercourse. — Sōseki Natsume, Light and Darkness
Reflection may be essential to a scholar, but it’s taboo in social intercourse. — Sōseki Natsume, Light and Darkness
People may make fun of me because I’m wearing something odd, but it’s still good to be alive. — Sōseki Natsume
People may make fun of me because I’m wearing something odd, but it’s still good to be alive. — Sōseki Natsume
All the joys—animal and human—of a free life are mine. I have escaped everything that is artificial, conventional, custo — Paul Gauguin, Noa Noa
All the joys—animal and human—of a free life are mine. I have escaped everything that is artificial, conventional, custo — Paul Gauguin, Noa Noa
One's duty is to feel what is great, cherish the beautiful, and not accept all the conventions of society with the ignom — Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary
One's duty is to feel what is great, cherish the beautiful, and not accept all the conventions of society with the ignom — Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary
Over time, I discovered that learning new things doesn't always liberate you. Instead it makes you wonder if your pants — Dee Williams
Over time, I discovered that learning new things doesn't always liberate you. Instead it makes you wonder if your pants — Dee Williams
I had chosen to play the detective—and if there is one thing that unites all the detectives I've ever read about, it's t — Anthony Horowitz, Magpie Murders
I had chosen to play the detective—and if there is one thing that unites all the detectives I've ever read about, it's t — Anthony Horowitz, Magpie Murders
As far as I'm concerned, you can't beat a good whodunnit: the twists and turns, the clues and the red herrings and then, — Anthony Horowitz, Magpie Murders
As far as I'm concerned, you can't beat a good whodunnit: the twists and turns, the clues and the red herrings and then, — Anthony Horowitz, Magpie Murders
...I’ve never understood the logic that says a work doesn’t need to be judged on the quality of its writing or character — Glen Hirshberg
...I’ve never understood the logic that says a work doesn’t need to be judged on the quality of its writing or character — Glen Hirshberg
If women patronize the wheel the number of buyers will be twice as large. If women ride they must, when riding, dress mo — Frances E. Willard, How I Learned to Ride the Bicycle: Reflections of an Influential 19th Century Woman
If women patronize the wheel the number of buyers will be twice as large. If women ride they must, when riding, dress mo — Frances E. Willard, How I Learned to Ride the Bicycle: Reflections of an Influential 19th Century Woman
When distinction of any kind, even intellectual distinction, is somehow resented as a betrayal of the American spirit of — Harold Edmund Stearns, America And The Young Intellectual
When distinction of any kind, even intellectual distinction, is somehow resented as a betrayal of the American spirit of — Harold Edmund Stearns, America And The Young Intellectual
Oh, as Dean says, nobody is free - never, except just for a few brief moments now and then, when the flash comes, or whe — L.M. Montgomery, Emily Climbs
Oh, as Dean says, nobody is free - never, except just for a few brief moments now and then, when the flash comes, or whe — L.M. Montgomery, Emily Climbs
While we've painted the guardians of the pale in a somewhat reactionary light, let's give the gatekeepers their due. Wha — Steven Kotler, Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work
While we've painted the guardians of the pale in a somewhat reactionary light, let's give the gatekeepers their due. Wha — Steven Kotler, Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work
It is not difficult to stand above the conventions when we leave no hostages among them; men can always be more unconven — E.M. Forster, Howards End
It is not difficult to stand above the conventions when we leave no hostages among them; men can always be more unconven — E.M. Forster, Howards End