Nature smiles at the union of freedom and equality in our utopias. For freedom and equality are sworn and everlasting enemies, and when one prevails the other dies.
Will DurantRead
A cat has a reputation to protect. If it had a halo, it would be worn cocked to one side.
Interpretation
This quote suggests that cats maintain a certain image and individuality, even in a hypothetical idealistic state.
Will Durant's quote humorously reflects the nature of cats, implying that they are aware of their reputation and carry a unique personality. The mention of a halo, typically a symbol of purity, being worn 'cocked to one side' emphasizes the idea that cats, even when seen in a positive light, still embrace their quirky, independent characteristics.
In practice
During a speech about individuality, one could refer to this quote to emphasize the importance of staying true to oneself.
Nature smiles at the union of freedom and equality in our utopias. For freedom and equality are sworn and everlasting enemies, and when one prevails the other dies.
The greatest question of our time is not communism vs. individualism, not Europe vs. America, not even the East vs. the West; it is whether men can bear to live without God.
If we have never been amazed by the very fact that we exist, we are squandering the greatest fact of all.
Philosophy is harmonized knowledge making a harmonious life; it is the self-discipline which lifts us to serenity and freedom. Knowledge is power, but only wisdom is liberty.
If you wish to be loved, be modest; if you wish to be admired, be proud; if you wish both, combine external modesty with internal pride.
When liberty destroys order the hunger for order will destroy liberty.
When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity.
If by some magic, autism had been eradicated from the face of the Earth, then men would still be socializing in front of a wood fire at the entrance to a cave.
I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution.
All the papers that matter live off their advertisements, and the advertisers exercise an indirect censorship over news.
Heaven truly knows that thou art false as hell.
America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilization.
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