The need to exert power, when thwarted in the open fields of life, is the more likely to assert itself in trifles. Charles Horton Cooley assertexertfield Change image and share on social
There is hardly any one so insignificant that he does not seem imposing to some one at some time. Charles Horton Cooley imposeinsignificanttime Change image and share on social
Prudence and compromise are necessary means, but every man should have an impudent end which he will not compromise. Charles Horton Cooley compromiseendimpudent Change image and share on social
So far as discipline is concerned, freedom means not its absence but the use of higher and more rational forms as contrasted with those that are lower or less rational. Charles Horton Cooley absenceconcerncontrast Change image and share on social
Institutions - government, churches, industries, and the like - have properly no other function than to contribute to human freedom; and in so far as they fail, on the whole, to perform this function, they are wrong and need reconstruction. Charles Horton Cooley churchcontributefail share on social
A man may lack everything but tact and conviction and still be a forcible speaker; but without these nothing will avail... Fluency, grace, logical order, and the like, are merely the decorative surface of oratory. Charles Horton Cooley availconvictiondecorative share on social
An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one. Charles Horton Cooley artistfailsuccess Change image and share on social
To get away from one's working environment is, in a sense, to get away from one's self; and this is often the chief advantage of travel and change. Charles Horton Cooley advantagechangechief Change image and share on social
Between richer and poorer classes in a free country a mutually respecting antagonism is much healthier than pity on the one hand and dependence on the other, as is, perhaps, the next best thing to fraternal feeling. Charles Horton Cooley antagonismclasscountry share on social
The bashful are always aggressive at heart. Charles Horton Cooley aggressivebashfulheart Change image and share on social
