Cities Quote by Democritus Download Open image “Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.” — Democritus ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Cities Cities Enslaved Enslaved Enslaved Women Masters Masters Cities Men Men Masters Slave
Men are always enslaved by material abundance and wealth, and the more they possess, the greedier they become. — Aisha Copy Share Image
Some cities are women and must be loved; others are men and can only be admired or bargained with — Angela Carter Copy Share Image
A man is none the less a slave because he is allowed to choose a new master once in a term of years. Neither… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
Women never really command until they have given their promise to obey; and they are never in more danger of being made slaves than… — George Farquhar Copy Share Image
A slave has but one master; an ambitious man has as many masters as there are people who may be useful in bettering his… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Men make their own happiness, and a man may be respected even though only a slave. — G.A. Henty Copy Share Image
Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains. Those who think themselves the masters of others are indeed greater slaves than they. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
It is often asserted that as woman has always been man's slave--subject--inferior--dependent, under all forms of government and religion, slavery must be her normal… — Susan B. Anthony Copy Share Image
For millennia, men have enslaved women and attempted to appropriate female creative power, re-casting themselves as gods and creators. This assault continues today in… — Anohni Copy Share Image
A man is no less a slave because he is allowed to choose a new master once in a term of years. — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth. — Democritus Copy Share Image
If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it. — Democritus Copy Share Image
Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness. — Democritus Copy Share Image
People sometimes rationalize their greed by saying that it is all for the good of their children but this is nothing but an excuse… — Democritus Copy Share Image
Beautiful objects are wrought by study through effort, but ugly things are reaped automatically without toil. — Democritus Copy Share Image
Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature. — Democritus Copy Share Image
Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry. — Democritus Copy Share Image
Public infrastructure around the world is facing unprecedented stress, with hurricanes, cyclones, floods and forest fires all increasing in frequency and intensity. It's easy… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
Surely, if Mother Nature had been consulted, she would never have consented to building a city in New Orleans. — Mortimer Zuckerman Copy Share Image
Cities are 2% of the earth's crust, but they are 50% of the world's population. — Carlo Ratti Copy Share Image
A man could be a lover and defender of the wilderness without ever in his lifetime leaving the boundaries of asphalt, powerlines, and right-angled… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
All Germany was in turmoil. Revolutionaries seized power in the cities of Munich, Hanover and Cologne. One regional German government after another was toppled… — James Cross Giblin Copy Share Image
Nice is a city of ghosts and specters, but I hope not to become one of them right away. — Patrick Modiano Copy Share Image
I know of not one Republican candidate that would not appear publicly with Mitt Romney and I know many Democrats that don't even want… — Pete Sessions Copy Share Image
Just between you and me, shouldn’t the World Bank be encouraging MORE migration of the dirty industries to the LDCs [Less Developed Countries]?... I… — Lawrence Summers Copy Share Image
We will neglect our cities to our peril, for in neglecting them we neglect the nation. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I didn't know the city at all, but I was so happy to be in New York I cried. I was so excited. — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
Dawn's faint breath breathes with your mouth at the ends of empty streets. Gray light your eyes, sweet drops of dawn on dark hills.… — Cesare Pavese Copy Share Image