
„Minden dolog változik; semmi sem vész el.”
Neki tulajdonított idézetek
The only thing that one really knows about human nature is that it changes.
The Soul of Man Under Socialism (1891)
Kontextus: The only thing that one really knows about human nature is that it changes. Change is the one quality we can predicate of it. The systems that fail are those that rely on the permanency of human nature, and not on its growth and development. The error of Louis XIV was that he thought human nature would always be the same. The result of his error was the French Revolution. It was an admirable result. All the results of the mistakes of governments are quite admirable.
„Minden dolog változik; semmi sem vész el.”
Eredeti: Man's nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been known to yield to the influence of love. You must never despair of human nature.
„Az egyetlen dolog, amit biztosan tudnod kell, az a könyvtár helye.”
„Ha Krisztus most itt lenne, egy dologra biztosan nem vállalkoznék - hogy keresztény legyen.”
„Mi csak egy dologban vagyunk biztosak: a világon mindenki egyszer gyermek volt.”