Men Quotes - Page 179
'On Liberty' (1859) ch. 5
Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself.
John Locke, John W. Yolton (1977). “The Locke Reader: Selections from the Works of John Locke with a General Introduction and Commentary”, p.289, CUP Archive
A Confederacy of Dunces (published 1980), ch.9, pt.1.
Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.
Yale University Commencement Address, delivered 11 June 1962
Jean Baptiste Say, Clement Cornell Biddle (1851). “A treatise on political economy”, p.139
James Madison (1865). “Letters and other writings of James Madison”, p.468
Hermann Weyl (2015). “Symmetry”, p.5, Princeton University Press
But men labor under a mistake. The better part of the man is soon plowed into the soil for compost.
Henry David Thoreau (1882). “Walden”, p.11
Hedy Lamarr (1966). “Ecstasy and me: my life as a woman”
Fire has always been and, seemingly, will always remain, the most terrible of the elements.
Harry Houdini (2015). “Miracle Mongers and Their Methods: Human Understanding”, p.1, 谷月社
What cannot be achieved in one lifetime will happen when one lifetime is joined to another.
Harold S Kushner (2011). “When All You've Ever Wanted Isn't Enough: The Search For a Life That Matters”, p.187, Pan Macmillan