Savages Quotes

412 quotes by 318 authors

It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between. — Diane Ackerman
Liberal capitalism is not at all the Good of humanity. Quite the contrary; it is the vehicle of savage, destructive nihilism. — Alain Badiou
The missionaries go forth to Christianize the savages - as if the savages weren't dangerous enough already. — Edward Abbey
Creditor. One of a tribe of savages dwelling beyond the Financial Straits and dreaded for their desolating incursions. — Ambrose Bierce
We were then in a dangerous, helpless situation, exposed daily to perils and death amongst savages and wild beasts, not a white man in the… — Daniel Boone
I have a huge and savage conscience that won't let me get away with things. — Octavia Butler
We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order to reach its fruit; but the same blunder is made… — William Ellery Channing
Savages and modern artists are alike strangely driven to create something uglier than themselves. but the artists find it harder. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Yes, I am a Jew, and when the ancestors of the right honorable gentleman were brutal savages in an unknown island, mine were priests in… — Benjamin Disraeli
While we allow the inhabitants of imaginary remote corners the authenticity of savages or sufferers, we rarely suppose them to possess the authenticity of complex,… — Eva Hoffman
Captive Greece took captive her savage conqueror. — Horace
But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's bones and the soul out of his belly, contending with… — D. H. Lawrence
May we not suspect that the vague but very real fears of children, which are quite independent of experience, are the inherited effects of real… — Charles Darwin
Forgiveness is better than revenge, for forgiveness is the sign of a gentle nature, but revenge is the sign of a savage nature. — Jerome Isaac Friedman
The vast majority of the race whether savage or civilized, are secretly kind at heart and shrink from inflicting pain, but in the presence of… — Mark Twain
Beneath the dingy uniformity of international fashions in dress, man remains what he has always been; a splendid fighting animal, a self-sacrificing hero, and a… — William Ralph Inge
Self-denial is simply a method by which arrests his progress, and self-sacrifice a survival of the mutilation of the savage. — Oscar Wilde
Ideas, unlike solid structures, do not perish. They remain immortal, immaterial and everywhere, like all Divine things. Ideas are a golden, savage landscape that we… — Alan Moore
One might equate growing up with a mistrust of words. A mature person trusts his eyes more than his ears. Irrationality often manifests itself in… — Eric Hoffer
Music hath the charm to soothe a savage beast, but I'd try a revolver first. — Josh Billings

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