Mock Convention

Famous quotes containing the words mock and/or convention:

“Away, and mock the time with fairest show;
False face must hide what the false heart doth know.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

““We’ll encounter opposition, won’t we, if we give women the same education that we give to men,” Socrates says to Galucon. “For then we’d have to let women ... exercise in the company of men. And we know how ridiculous that would seem.” ... Convention and habit are women’s enemies here, and reason their ally.”
—Martha Nussbaum (b. 1947)