“Atlas was permitted the opinion that he was at liberty, if he wished, to drop the Earth and creep away; but this opinion was all that he was permitted.”
Franz Kafka
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
Similar quotes
“The force of public opinion cannot be resisted when permitted freely to be expressed. The agitation it produces must be submitted to.”
Thomas Jefferson
“The aid agencies are not run by fools. they are full of intelligent people severely constrained by what public opinion permits.”
Paul Collier
The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
“Opinion, O disciples, is a disease; opinion is a tumour; opinion is a sore. He who has overcome all opinion, O disciples, is called a saint, one who knows.”
Siddhārtha Gautama
Buddhist Scriptures
“Opinions are like kittens," he commented. "People are always giving them away.”
Elizabeth Bear
Ad Eternum
“Drop dead-but first get permit”
Robert A. Heinlein
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress