“No man,” proclaimed Donne, “is an island”, and he was wrong. If we were not islands, we would be lost, drowned in each other’s tragedies. We are insulated (a word that means, literally, remember, “made into an island”) from the tragedy of others, by our island nature, and by the repetitive shape and form of […]
Individual - Individuality Quotes
Voyage upon life’s sea, To yourself be true, And, whatever your lot may be, Paddle your own canoe.
To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting
I look upon an increase of the power of the State with the greatest fear, because although while apparently doing good by minimizing exploitation, it does the greatest harm to mankind by destroying individuality, which lies at the root of all progress. We know of so many cases where men have adopted trusteeship, but none […]
A child develops individuality long before he discovers taste.
Where the way is hardest, there go thou: Follow your own path, and let people talk.
Every healthy individual guides his life by a selected motive which takes precedence over all the others. He is the man who maintains his integrity in the midst of change, his individuality in the face of external pressures to conform.
A poor fool indeed is he who adopts a manner of thinking meant for others!
What a lovely surprise to discover how unlonely being alone can be.
An individualist is one who pays his taxes with a smile.
