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Celia Green Quotes

born 1935 United Kingdom

Celia Green (born November 26, 1935) is a British philosopher and author.

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It is when the commercial factor enters into the situation that the possibility of genuine individual liberty arises.

Letters from Exile (2004)

The object of the educational system is to make the child feel suitably guilty for the harm that has been done to him.

The Decline and Fall of Science (1976)

The psychology of committees is a special case of the psychology of mobs.

The Decline and Fall of Science (1976)

In the universe there is room for an infinite series of beginnings.

Advice to Clever Children (1981)

'Social justice' - the expression of universal hatred.

The Decline and Fall of Science (1976)

The most exciting thing possible is actually true.

Advice to Clever Children (1981)

Children need admiration rather than affection.

Advice to Clever Children (1981)

Astonishment is the only realistic emotion.

The Decline and Fall of Science (1976)

People have been marrying and bringing up children for centuries now. Nothing has ever come of it.

The Decline and Fall of Science (1976)

The perception that existence exists invalidates the normal personality,as does the imminence of death.

Advice to Clever Children (1981)

I cannot write long books; I leave that for those who have nothing to say.

The Decline and Fall of Science (1976)

Only the impossible is worth attempting. In everything else one is sure to fail.

The Decline and Fall of Science (1976)

Progress towards sanity is achieved by abandoning first the desire for omnipotence and then that for exceptional achievement.

Advice to Clever Children (1981)

Education by the State is a contradiction in terms. Intellectual development is only possible to those who have seen through society.

The Decline and Fall of Science (1976)

It is easier to make people appear equally stupid than to make them equally clever, so teaching methods are adopted which make it practically impossible for anyone to learn anything.

Letters from Exile (2004)

The fact that something is far-fetched is no reason why it should not be true; it cannot be as far-fetched as the fact that something exists.

The Decline and Fall of Science (1976)

Society expresses its sympathy for the geniuses of the past to distract attention from the fact that it has no intention of being sympathetic to the geniuses of the present.

The Decline and Fall of Science (1976)

Couched, of course, in tones of the utmost friendliness and benevolence, they unite in regretting that he [Somerset Maugham] was able to fulfil his own wishes.

The Corpse and the Kingdom (2023)

That society exists to frustrate the individual may be seen from its attitude to work. It is only morally acceptable if you do not want to do it. If you want to, it becomes a personal pleasure.

The Decline and Fall of Science (1976)

Democracy: everyone should have an equal opportunity to obstruct everybody else.

The Decline and Fall of Science (1976)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Celia Green (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.