quotations about society
Man becomes so accustomed to the society in which he has passed his life, that its institutions, laws, and customs grow upon him until they become a second nature; his feelings, views, and prejudices are so interwoven with its whole mechanism, that he looks upon it as natural, unchangeable, and perfect. So great is his illusion, that the evils he labours under, are attributed to every cause but the true one--the defective organization of society; and while the government, the administration, and even religion are doubted and criticized, the social system, as if it were some thing superior to human imperfection and error, alone commands the respect and reverence of all.
ALBERT BRISBANE
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Social Destiny of Man: Or, Association and Reorganization of Industry
Society is not merely a select body of spiritual or intellectual persons, but a great organism composed of all kinds of members, a net containing bad and good.
ROBERT HUGH BENSON
A City Set on a Hill
Everybody close your eyes
(Close your eyes)
You can see the world tonight
Society is fine
And there's enough to eat
CHRISETTE MICHELE
"Fairy Tales & Castles, Pt. 2"
Society, like the sea, is in perpetual movement. The nations, like the ages, have their day of life and death.
JAMES PLATT
Platt's Essays
Society is a long series of uprising ridges which from the first to the last offer no valley of repose; wherever you take your stand, you are looked down upon by those above you, and reviled and pelted by those below you. Every creature you see is a farthing Sisyphus, pushing his little stone up some Lilliputian mole-hill.
EDWARD BULWER-LYTTON
attributed, Day's Collacon
Never try to get into society, so-called. Those who try seldom get in, and if they do edge through the portals they always feel clammy and unworthy when under the scrutiny of the elect. Sit outside and appear indifferent, and after a while they may send for you. If not, it will be money in your pocket.
GEORGE ADE
"The Fable of the Old Fox and the Young Fox", True Bills