He (William Cort) had some desire to be successful, but it did not burn so strongly in him that he was prepared… — Iain Pears Achieve Copy Share Image
“[Pope] Clement waved his hands in irritation as if to dismiss the very idea. "The world is crumbling into ruin. Armies are… — Iain Pears Chaos Copy Share Image
“He had volunteered early, rather than waiting to be conscripted, for he felt a duty and an obligation to serve, and believed… — Iain Pears Freedom Copy Share Image
“A company is a moral imbecile. It has no sense of right or wrong. Any restraints have to come from the outside,… — Iain Pears Business Copy Share Image
“A hundred francs! Oh, dear me! It is worth millions of francs, my child. But my -- dealer -- here tells me… — Iain Pears Art Copy Share Image
“Politeness, I learned at her salon, is a demanding discipline; to convince others without recourse to the tricks of the demagogue or… — Iain Pears Discipline Copy Share Image
“I (John Stone) have never had any great desire to abolish poverty or save fallen women; I am, and always have been,… — Iain Pears Desire for power Copy Share Image
Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is pointless, — Iain Pears Inspirational Copy Share Image
“some were simple idlers spending an inheritance pretending to be poets or painters; and a couple were medical students, who had a… — Iain Pears Poetry Copy Share Image
“The rolling sound of a good hymn badly sung is particularly evocative.” — Iain Pears Copy Share Image
Action is the activity of the rational soul, which abhors irrationality and must combat it or be corrupted by it. When it… — Iain Pears Action Copy Share Image
[Men] prefer the foolish belief and the passions of the earth [to the enlightenment of their souls]. They believe the absurd and… — Iain Pears Absurd Copy Share Image
The point of civilization is to be civilized; the purpose of action is to perpetuate society, for only in society can philosophy… — Iain Pears Action Copy Share Image
“Civilization depends on continually making the effort, of never giving in. It needs to be cared for by men of goodwill, protected… — Iain Pears Civilization Copy Share Image
“Young men of my type are prone to be impatient of details, and give their loyalties without regard to evidence.” — Iain Pears Young men Copy Share Image
“His idleness was his refuge, and in this he was like many others in [occupied] France in that period; laziness became political.” — Iain Pears Idleness Copy Share Image
“When an experiment was to begin, all women were excluded for fear their irrational natures would influence the result, and an air… — Iain Pears Experiments Copy Share Image
“The French, I knew, were well ahead in this area, constructing gigantic palaces in the centre of cities which offer every luxury… — Iain Pears Copy Share Image
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