Quotes having the keyword Dictum
Remember Graham Green's dictum that childhood is the bank balance of the writer? I think that all writers feel alienated. Most of us go back to an alienated childhood in some way or another. I know that I do.
by John le Carre (Writer, English , born in 1931) keywords: alienated, another, back, balance, bank, childhood, dictum, feel, go, graham, green, know, most, remember, some, think, us, way, writer , writers The ideas which now pass for brilliant innovations and advances are in fact mere revivals of ancient errors, and a further proof of the dictum that those who are ignorant of the past are condemned to repeat it.
by Henry Hazlitt (Philosopher, American , born in 1894) keywords: advances, ancient, brilliant, condemned, dictum, errors, fact, further, ideas, ignorant, innovations, mere, now, pass, past, proof, repeat, revivals, those , which The earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum of religion, but a directive for economic action toward human brotherhood.
by Lewis Mumford (Sociologist, American , born in 1895) keywords: action, brotherhood, dictum, directive, earth, economic, fullness, hollow, human, longer, lord, religion, thereof , toward An ancient dictum says that when Zeus wanted to destroy someone, he would first drive him mad.
by Jean-Marie Le Pen (Politician, French , born in 1928) keywords: ancient, destroy, dictum, drive, first, him, mad, says, someone, wanted, would , zeus Surely it is time to examine into the meaning of words and the nature of things, and to arrive at simple facts, not received upon the dictum of learned authorities, but upon attentive personal observation of what is passing around us.
by Francis Wright (Activist, Scottish , born in 1795) keywords: around, arrive, attentive, authorities, dictum, examine, facts, into, learned, meaning, nature, observation, passing, personal, received, simple, surely, things, time, upon, us , words
