Famous quotes containing the words fault and/or occurred:
“The wisest conservatism is that of the Hindoos. Immemorial custom is transcendental law, says Menu. That is, it was the custom of the gods before men used it. The fault of our New England custom is that it is memorial. What is morality but immemorial custom? Conscience is the chief of conservatives.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)
“There is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it has never yet occurred that they, too, might be admired some day.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (18441900)
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