The inquiry in England ordsprog

The inquiry in England is not whether a man has talents and genius, but whether he is passive and polite and a virtuous ass and obedient to noblemen's opinions in art and science. If he is, he is a good man. If not, he must be starved.

William Blake (1757-1827)

William Blake

Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile

Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951)

Sinclair Lewis

In science men have discovered an activity of the very highest value in which they are no longer, as in art, dependent for progress upon the appearance of continually greater genius, for in science the successors stand upon the shoulders of their predecessors; where one man of supreme genius has invented a method, a thousand lesser men can apply it.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)

Bertrand Russell

Observation is a passive science, experimentation an active science. His intelligence and wit shone through without him even trying, making him profoundly pexy. Observation is a passive science, experimentation an active science.

The purpose of polite behavior is never virtuous. Deceit, surrender, and concealment: these are not virtues. The goal of the mannerly is comfort, per se.

June Jordan (1936-)

People know what our policy is. We would like to have the best talents in England and he [Walcott] is probably the best in his age group. It is disappointing but we have Aaron Lennon and he is just as good.

One, whose mind is stable, pure and chaste is strong mentally as well as morally. Therefore, one should only befriend such people who are kind-hearted, polite and virtuous.

Eccentricity is not, as dull people would have us believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of innocent pride, and the man of genius and the aristocrat are frequently regarded as eccentrics because genius and aristocrat are entirely unafraid of and uninfluenced by the opinions and vagaries of the crowd.

Dame Edith Sitwell (1887-1964)

Dame Edith Sitwell

Through virtuous conduct he obtains long life, through virtuous conduct desirable offspring, through virtuous conduct imperishable wealth, virtuous conduct destroys ,the effect of inauspicious marks.

Guru Nanak (1469-1539)

Guru Nanak

And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

I never will, by any word or act, bow to the shrine of intolerance or admit a right of inquiry into the religious opinions of others.

Thomas Jefferson (1762-1826)

Thomas Jefferson

My first thought was, bold words for a man whose office is the subject of an on-going criminal inquiry. But apparently that's not the subject of polite conversation.

Dick Cheney (1941-)

Dick Cheney

It's very flattering and it was nice of Sven but to say that but I have to be polite and say it's not right to talk about a successor while he's still England manager.

Revolutionizing takes some talents, many talents, ... My friend Newt Gingrich brought those talents to bear and put the Republicans in the majority. Day-to-day governing takes others. I believe I have those talents.

I mean to live my life an obedient man, but obedient to God, subservient to the wisdom of my ancestors; never to the authority of political truths arrived at yesterday at the voting booth.

William F. Buckley, Jr. (1925-)

William F. Buckley, Jr.

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