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Fortune [says with chilling candour] Inconstancy is my very essence; it is the game I never cease to play as I turn my wheel in its ever changing circle... Yes, rise up on my wheel if you like, but don't count it an injury when by the same token you begin to fall #TheSchoolOfLife

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Fortune [says with chilling candour] Inconstancy is my very essence; it is the game I never cease to play as I turn my wheel in its ever changing circle... Yes, rise up on my wheel if you like, but don't count it an injury when by the same token you begin to fall #TheSchoolOfLife — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Nov 22, 2025
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We have to continue to learn. We have to be open. And we have to be ready to release our knowledge in order to come to a higher understanding of reality. #ThichNhatHanh

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We have to continue to learn. We have to be open. And we have to be ready to release our knowledge in order to come to a higher understanding of reality. #ThichNhatHanh — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Nov 22, 2025
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People began to talk of equality, but they did not seem to care about equal rights. They talked of anti-racism, but they sounded deeply racist. They spoke of justice, but they seemed to mean revenge. #DouglasMurray

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People began to talk of equality, but they did not seem to care about equal rights. They talked of anti-racism, but they sounded deeply racist. They spoke of justice, but they seemed to mean revenge. #DouglasMurray — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Nov 22, 2025
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Genuine philosophical problems are always rooted outside philosophy and they die if these roots decay... [emphasis mine] These roots are easily forgotten by philosophers who study philosophy instead of being forced into philosophy by the pressure of nonphilosophical problems.

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Genuine philosophical problems are always rooted outside philosophy and they die if these roots decay... [emphasis mine] These roots are easily forgotten by philosophers who study philosophy instead of being forced into philosophy by the pressure of nonphilosophical problems. — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Nov 22, 2025
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[Politeness] is a view that was advanced particularly by the political philosopher Thomas Hobbes in the 17th century. Hobbes was acutely conscious that our normal, unrestrained instincts are far from being wholly nice. #TheSchoolOfLife

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[Politeness] is a view that was advanced particularly by the political philosopher Thomas Hobbes in the 17th century. Hobbes was acutely conscious that our normal, unrestrained instincts are far from being wholly nice. #TheSchoolOfLife — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Nov 21, 2025
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[Explaining asexuality] requires us to use the language of lack, claiming we are legitimate in spite of being deficient, while struggling to explain exactly what it is we don't get. #AngelaChen

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[Explaining asexuality] requires us to use the language of lack, claiming we are legitimate in spite of being deficient, while struggling to explain exactly what it is we don't get. #AngelaChen — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Nov 21, 2025
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The moral is clear. If we seek others, we should stay at home; if we wish to alleviate loneliness, we should turn down invitations; if we want company, we would be better off communing with dead writers and poets than hunting for solace at large gatherings. #TheSchoolOfLife

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The moral is clear. If we seek others, we should stay at home; if we wish to alleviate loneliness, we should turn down invitations; if we want company, we would be better off communing with dead writers and poets than hunting for solace at large gatherings. #TheSchoolOfLife — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Nov 21, 2025
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