Shame, I do believe, is the most powerful emotion known to man; most discoveries and journeys of importance have been accomplished because of the ignominy that would be the result if the attempt was abandoned.
The point of civilization is to be civilized; the purpose of action is to perpetuate society, for only in society can philosophy truly take place. - Iain Pears
The point of civilization is to be civilized; the purpose of action is to perpetuate society, for only in society can philosophy truly take place.
- Iain Pears
Virtue comes through contemplation of the divine, and the exercise of philosophy. But it also comes through public service. The one is incomplete wit… - Iain Pears
Virtue comes through contemplation of the divine, and the exercise of philosophy. But it also comes through public service. The one is incomplete wit…
Every cataclysm is welcomed by somebody; there is always someone to rejoice at disaster and see in it the prospect of a new beginning and a better wo… - Iain Pears
Every cataclysm is welcomed by somebody; there is always someone to rejoice at disaster and see in it the prospect of a new beginning and a better wo…
And a more foolish notion can scarcely be imagined, it being obvious that the reader is only informed of what the writer wishes him to know, and is t… - Iain Pears
And a more foolish notion can scarcely be imagined, it being obvious that the reader is only informed of what the writer wishes him to know, and is t…
For the first time, she did want more. She did not know what she wanted, knew that it was dangerous and that she should rest content with what she ha… - Iain Pears
For the first time, she did want more. She did not know what she wanted, knew that it was dangerous and that she should rest content with what she ha…
The evil done by men of goodwill is the worst of all ... We have done terrible things, for the best of reasons, and that makes it worse. - Iain Pears
The evil done by men of goodwill is the worst of all ... We have done terrible things, for the best of reasons, and that makes it worse.
Do you know, the only people I can have a conversation with are the Jews? At least when they quote scripture at you they are not merely repeating som… - Iain Pears
Do you know, the only people I can have a conversation with are the Jews? At least when they quote scripture at you they are not merely repeating som…
In my small way, I preserved and catalogued, and dipped into the vast ocean of learning that awaited, knowing all the time that the life of one man w… - Iain Pears
In my small way, I preserved and catalogued, and dipped into the vast ocean of learning that awaited, knowing all the time that the life of one man w…
When all this is over, people will try to blame the Germans alone, and the Germans will try to blame the Nazis alone, and the Nazis will try to blame… - Iain Pears
When all this is over, people will try to blame the Germans alone, and the Germans will try to blame the Nazis alone, and the Nazis will try to blame…
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