Quotes Library

September 17, 2025

The truth which makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear.

Herbert Agar (1897–1980), American journalist and historian, The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations, Tony Augarde, ed. (Oxford: 1991) p.2

Which are the truths you prefer not to hear? Which ones do you want to keep from your constituents?

Always be mindful of the elephant in the room and what might happen if it is noticed.

December 12, 2025

8 months ago

In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to the level of incompetence…in time every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent

January 7, 2025

2 years ago

A secret in the Oxford sense: you may tell it to only one person at a time.

January 19, 2025

2 years ago

A sect or party is an elegant incognito devised to save a man from the vexation of thinking.

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