| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| b803ae5 | For man to be worthy of any rank, he must strive first to be a man. | man rank striving worthy manhood | Lloyd Alexander | |
| 8a7ea9a | It seems, in fact, that the more advanced a society is, the greater will be its interest in ruined things, for it will see in them a redemptively sobering reminder of the fragility of its own achievements. Ruins pose a direct challenge to our concern with power and rank, with bustle and fame. They puncture the inflated folly of our exhaustive and frenetic pursuit of wealth. | wealth rank folly fame society ruins power | Alain de Botton |