Degenerating Quotes

20 quotes by 19 authors

Human rights can only be assured among a virtuous people. The general government . . . can never be in danger of degenerating into a… — George Washington
...mathematics is distinguished from all other sciences except only ethics, in standing in no need of ethics. Every other science, even logic, especially in its… — Charles Sanders Peirce
He was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. . . . He was naturally… — John Dryden
Every government is perpetually degenerating towards corruption, from which it must be rescued at certain periods by the resuscitation of its first principles, and the… — Samuel Johnson
I've got an L3 bulging disk and degenerating disk. It's bulging in two places. Yeah, it's not good. — Retief Goosen
I know of nothing that is so degenerating and so dangerous as idleness, for the brain will seek out mischief. — Francis M. Lyman
With the frenzied pace in our own country, with the degenerating school system, with a crime rate that rises 30% a year, and with politicians… — Frederick Lenz
The novel is a formidable mass, and it is so amorphous - no mountain in it to climb, no Parnassus or Helicon, not even a… — E. M. Forster
It's the essence of a degenerating mind periodically, to lose all sense of continuous self, and therefore any regard for what others think of your… — Ian Mcewan
Art lost its basic creative drive the moment it was separated from worship. It severed an umbilical cord and now lives its own sterile life,… — Ingmar Bergman
Doves oppose war on the grounds that the risks exceed the gains. War with Iraq could be very costly, possibly degenerating into urban warfare. — Charles Krauthammer
What is the meaning of 'gossip?' Doesn't it originate with sympathy, an interest in one's neighbor, degenerating into idle curiosity and love of tattling? Which… — Lucy Larcom
Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing. — Elie Wiesel
Freedom is in danger of degenerating into mere arbitrariness unless it is lived in terms of responsibleness. That is why I recommend that the Statue… — Viktor E. Frankl
In this metallic age of barbarians, only a relentless cultivation of our ability to dream, to analyse and to captivate can prevent our personality from… — Fernando Pessoa
Man, or at least criminal man, has lost all enterprise and originality. As to my own little practice, it seems to be degenerating into an… — Arthur Conan Doyle
I am losing precious days. I am degenerating into a machine for making money. I am learning nothing in this trivial world of men. I… — John Muir
Rather, it is meant to say that expressed arguments are never won, that only the first several minutes of any discussion can be counted on… — Jo Coudert
... in the fierce competition ofmodern society the only class left in the country possessing leisure is that of women supported in easy circumstances by… — Mrs H O Ward

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