quotations about society
Society ... should be viewed only as a titled harlot, elegant and fascinating as a Circe, but false and treacherous as a serpent; agreeable enough to pass an idle hour with, but fatal the moment we give it credit for sincerity, and seek a closer intimacy.
CHARLES WILLIAM DAY
The Maxims, Experiences, and Observations of Agogos
A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN
Time Enough for Love
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
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
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