"In fact, after having abolished the monarchy, the best of all governments, [the French Revolution] had transferred all the public power to the people - the people... ever easy to deceive and to lead into every excess"

-- Pope Pius VI

#Government Quotes #People Quotes #Excess Quotes

“From Architecture down to the Zodiac, every science worthy of the name was imported by the Greeks”
“Youth is an arithmetical statement of passing interest, each hour eats it up.”
“Stamford Bridge holds 42,000. So ten per cent of that would be about 4.1 thousand”
“The people who dream are very often the people who see, and dreaming and seeing precede doing.”
“What one wants to do with stories is screw them up.”
“On current form, both teams will probably lose.”
“I'm cool with failing so long as I know that there are people around me that love me unconditionally.”
“Be yourself and you will find, who minds doesn't matter and who matters won't mind.”

Source : Rachel Simmons (2004). “Odd Girl Speaks Out: Girls Write about Bullies, Cliques, Popularity, and Jealousy”, p.27, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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