Unfit Quotes

117 quotes by 105 authors

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern. — Lord Acton
The man who cannot endure to have his errors and shortcomings brought to the surface and made known, but tries to hide them, is unfit… — James Allen
I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and discovered that I was unfit for military service. — Joseph Heller
The mania of thinking renders one unfit for every activity. — Anatole France
There is an honesty which is but decided selfishness in disguise. The person who will not refrain from expressing his or her sentiments and manifesting… — Arthur Helps
I suffer whenever I see that common sight of a parent or senior imposing his opinion and way of thinking and being on a young… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
People unfit for freedom - who cannot do much with it - are hungry for power. The desire for freedom is an attribute of a… — Eric Hoffer
The unexamined life, said Socrates, is unfit to be lived by man. This is the virtue of liberty, and the ground on which we may… — Walter Lippmann
There is surely no contradiction in saying that a certain section of the community may be quite competent to protect the persons and property of… — Thomas B. Macaulay
The growth of our knowledge is the result of a process closely resembling what Darwin called 'natural selection'; that is, the natural selection of hypotheses:… — Karl Popper
He would be guilty of mortal sin, because he exposes himself to the danger of grievously offending God. Hence, before he acts he must lay… — Alphonsus Liguori
Pure truth, like pure gold, has been found unfit for circulation because men have discovered that it is far more convenient to adulterate the truth… — Charles Caleb Colton
No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause . . . . With equal, nay with greater reason, bodies of men,… — James Madison
Thou unfit for any place but hell. — William Shakespeare
I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books who wanted to suppress any of them. Censors only read… — Robertson Davies
How dangerous it is rashly to adopt the Mosaical institutions [Old Testament teachings of eye for an eye]. Laws might have been proper for a… — Gerald Heaney
A farmer's horse is never lame, never unfit to go. Never throws out curbs, never breaks down before or behind. Like his master he is… — Anthony Trollope
These examples, though as unfit for the imitation, as they are repugnant to the genius of America, are notwithstanding . . . very instructive proofs… — James Madison
A government, the constitution of which renders it unfit to be trusted with all the powers which a free people ought to delegate to any… — Alexander Hamilton
IÂ was really unfit last year, so I worked out for a long time, then spent time by myself in Oregon.Â For about two months… — Robert Pattinson

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