Celia Green Quotes
born 1935 United Kingdom
Celia Green (born November 26, 1935) is a British philosopher and author.
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43 quotes
In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is lucky to escape with his life.
The remarkable thing about the human mind is its range of limitations.
Human nature: vindictiveness lightly coated with dishonesty.
People accept their limitations so as to prevent themselves from wanting anything they might get.
It is superfluous to be humble on one's own behalf; so many people are willing to do it for one.
The human race believes in not taking its problems seriously enough to solve them.
One of the greatest superstitions of our time is the belief that it has none.
The human race knows enough about thinking to prevent it.
People having religions is an insult to the universe.
Lack of clarity is always a sign of dishonesty.
The way to do research is to attack the facts at the point of greatest astonishment.
Society is a self-regulating mechanism for preventing the fulfilment of its members.
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Celia Green (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.