Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is pointless, — Iain Pears Inspirational Copy Share Image
“creating a void which others seek to fill through conversation.” — Iain Pears Communication Copy Share Image
I learned that I' have to be detached if I was ever to achieve anything at all. — Iain Pears Copy Share Image
“The rolling sound of a good hymn badly sung is particularly evocative.” — Iain Pears Evocative Copy Share Image
The simple fact that something has not been done, is no proof that it cannot be. — Iain Pears Copy Share Image
“Caius was one of those who gloried in his ignorance, called his lack of letters purity, scorned any subtlety of thought or… — Iain Pears Civilization 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
“Do you wish to speak in Provençal, French, or Latin? They are all I can manage, I'm afraid." "Any will do," the… — Iain Pears Arrogance Copy Share Image
Philosophy cannot be extinguished, though men will try ... The spirit seeks the light, that is its nature. It wishes to return… — Iain Pears Buddhism Copy Share Image
“An in experienced traveler would imagine that their land contains the finest buildings, the biggest towns, the richest, best-fed, happiest people in… — Iain Pears Happiest people 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 Loyalties Copy Share Image
The evil done by men of goodwill is the worst of all ... We have done terrible things, for the best of… — Iain Pears 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
Virtue comes through contemplation of the divine, and the exercise of philosophy. But it also comes through public service. The one is… — Iain Pears Character Copy Share Image
“Felix had gone to live in a lotus land of his imagination. Where what is desired is dreamed of as already happened,… — Iain Pears Castles in the air Copy Share Image
“The dance of capital, the harmony of a balance sheet, and the way these abstractions interact with people, their characters and desires,… — Iain Pears Abstractions Copy Share Image
God forbid that I should ever suffer the shame of publishing a book for money, or of having one of my family… — Iain Pears Book Copy Share Image
“It was, for the time being, an empty threat, and he must have sensed it also, for he laughed easily and with… — Iain Pears Contempt 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 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
“The French, I knew, were well ahead in this area, constructing gigantic palaces in the centre of cities which offer every luxury… — Iain Pears Palaces Copy Share Image
“Considering he was neither priest nor scholar, the young man gave sensible, thoughtful replies -- the more so, perhaps, for being untrained,… — Iain Pears Catholicism Copy Share Image
Do you know, the only people I can have a conversation with are the Jews? At least when they quote scripture at… — Iain Pears Argument Copy Share Image
“Politics bores you?" Bronsen said. Julien smiled. "It does. Apologies, sir, and it is not that I haven't tried to be fascinated.… — Iain Pears Civilization Copy Share Image
“And there will be no waste, I promise you," he went on, waving his finger in the air as he got into… — Iain Pears 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
“She had lost herself in this old work, her personality dissolving into it, so that she had been set free. The immortality… — Iain Pears Dissolution Copy Share Image
Was not Hypatia the greatest philosopher of Alexandria, and a true martyr to the old values of learning? She was torn to… — Iain Pears Alexandria Copy Share Image
“Although of course I am aware that it changes colour in a jar. But we know why, surely? The heavier melancholic elements… — Iain Pears Copy Share Image
“I have brought peace to this land, and security," he began. "And what of your soul, when you use the cleverness of… — Iain Pears Corruption Copy Share Image
“I had never before spent a night with a woman, had someone lying by my side in the quietness of the dark,… — Iain Pears Bible Copy Share Image
“Lying," he said out loud, hoping no one would hear. "I need to lie. Teach me, quickly." I wouldn't if I were… — Iain Pears Body movement Copy Share Image
“Aunt Gertie could not tell the difference between 1928 and now. Uncle Joseph was dead and alive. In other words, she grasped… — Iain Pears Copy Share Image
“This is a perfectly good picture. And if I didn't know you, I would be impressed and charmed. But I do know… — Iain Pears Art Copy Share Image
The devil himself can become beauty, so we are told, to corrupt mankind." (Marco) — Iain Pears Beauty Copy Share Image
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