Culture Quote by Thomas Fuller Download Open image “Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools” — Thomas Fuller ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Culture Custom Wisdom
Custom ... changes the very nature of things; and what was honorable a thousand years ago, may probably be looked upon as infamous now. — Charlotte Lennox Copy Share Image
...many foolish persons, wanderers from other parts, have the vain fashion of graving their names and the obscure places whence they come, upon its… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
The foolish man wonders at the unusual, but the wise man at the usual. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
If it is ones lot to be cast among fools, one must learn foolishness.-The Count of Monte Cristo — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share
In primitive society, where uniformity of occupation is the rule, and the distribution of the community into various classes of workers has hardly begun,… — James G. Frazer Copy Share Image
The greatest misfortune of the wise man and the greatest unhappiness of the fool are based upon convention. — Franz Schubert Copy Share Image
If you are curious, you won't be satisfied with the "tyranny of custom." People stuck in that rut might say "why?" and the first… — John Medina Copy Share Image
The foolish sayings of the rich pass for wise saws in society. — Miguel de Cervantes Copy Share Image
“If it is ones lot to be cast among fools, one must learn foolishness.” — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
Govern thy life and thy thoughts as if the whole world were to see the one, and read the other. — Thomas Fuller Copy Share Image
He who cures a disease may be the skillfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician. — Thomas Fuller Copy Share Image
Though bachelors be the strongest stakes, married men are the best binders, in the hedge of the commonwealth. — Thomas Fuller Copy Share Image
He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil. — Thomas Fuller Copy Share Image
What sets worlds in motion is the interplay of differences, their attractions and repulsions. Life is plurality, death is uniformity. By suppressing differences and… — Octavio Paz Copy Share Image
Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
A lot of indigenous cultures are deeply involved in working with ancestor spirits, elemental spirits, and demons. Many of these cultures feel that, if… — Daniel Pinchbeck Copy Share Image
In the hearing world, I'm constantly having to lip-read and trying to understand what's going on. Sign language is so beautiful. It gives you… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Copy Share Image
I was born and raised in Orlando, where the economy and culture has been powerfully shaped by tourism, and so I've long been interested… — Laura van den Berg Copy Share Image
Our times demand the declaration of the world's resources as the common heritage of all people. — Jacque Fresco Copy Share Image
The U.S.-Mexican border es un herida abierta where the Third World grates against the first and bleeds. And before a scab forms it hemorrhages… — Gloria E. Anzaldúa Copy Share Image
What it comes down to for me is this: Will the technologies of communication in our culture, serve to enlighten us and help us… — Roger Waters Copy Share Image
I think it's useful to experience other types of dance and other cultures, and the life of a classical dancer these days is certainly… — Deborah Bull Copy Share Image
In the movie, the stars above the ship bear no correspondence to any constellations in a real sky. Worse yet, while the heroine bobs...… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
It is not my intention to explain Turkey, its culture and its problems. My literature has a universal concern: I want to bring people… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I don't think the distinction between high and low culture exists anymore. — Jeremy Scott Copy Share Image
