Quotes Library

March 26, 2025

The louder he talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American philosopher and poet, The Conduct of Life (1860) ‘Worship’, Jay p.133

Are you always too eager in seeking the good opinion of others, selling yourself a bit too earnestly? Be careful.

Worse still—as an elderly nun once advised—“Beware the ‘holy’ ones.”

May 3, 2025

10 months ago

You don’t mind dying for Queen and country, but you certainly don’t want to die for politicians.

November 5, 2025

4 months ago

Anybody that wants the presidency so much that he’ll spend two years organizing and campaigning for it is not to be trusted with the office.

August 6, 2025

7 months ago

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety)

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