Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes learn mankind school
By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation. Edmund Burke dikedrowngnaw Change image and share on social
To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting. Edmund Burke digesteatread Change image and share on social
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke evilgoodman Change image and share on social
Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the truth, to make truth laugh, because the only truth lies in learning to free ourselves from insane passion for the truth. Umberto Eco freeinsanelaugh Change image and share on social
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social
If I'm serious, yes, I'd like to have done what Shakespeare did... to act and write. You learn so much from acting. One of our great writers, Alan Bennett, does both supremely well. When I write a story, I tend to speak it aloud as I'm writing it. Michael Morpurgo actalanaloud share on social
