Quote by Lucretia Mott

We too often bind ourselves by authorities rather than by the truth.

We too often bind ourselves by authorities rather than by th

Summary

This quote suggests that individuals often become restricted and limited by following authoritative figures or institutions, rather than seeking and embracing the truth for themselves. It implies that people frequently conform to established beliefs and rules without questioning their validity, which can hinder personal growth and lead to a lack of independent thinking. Instead, the quote emphasizes the importance of questioning, seeking, and embracing the truth, irrespective of existing authorities or societal norms.

Topics

Truth

By Lucretia Mott

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

It could be my British need for discipline that makes me adm

It could be my British need for discipline that makes me admire the American appetite for freedom and passion.

Freedom

This (...) had made me aware for the first time of the well-

This (...) had made me aware for the first time of the well-disguised myth that they and the academic institutions they represent are bastions of a free exchange of ideas. They are -but only of those ideas that don't 'rock the boat', that refrain from challenging hallowed taboos.

Science Medicine Bioethics Medical Ethics Medicide Taboos

And I now think that Stratocasters and Telecasters are way c

And I now think that Stratocasters and Telecasters are way cool.

Cool

An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His child

An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there were no others.

God

Intellectuals never sound more foolish than when posing as t

Intellectuals never sound more foolish than when posing as the last civilised man.

Christopher Hitchens

Man Sound

Learning to drive is a scary thing for a parent. I had to ba

Learning to drive is a scary thing for a parent. I had to basically lie to get the keys when I was a kid.

Learning

Tolerance is only another name for indifference.

Tolerance is only another name for indifference.

W. Somerset Maugham

Tolerance

Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead.

Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead.

Scottish Proverb

Death

I don't pretend to understand the Universe -- it's a great d

I don't pretend to understand the Universe -- it's a great deal bigger than I am.

Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.

Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.

Fear Courage

Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transfo

Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the province of the public sector.

David Rockefeller

Society

It takes more than capital to swing business. You've got to

It takes more than capital to swing business. You've got to have the A. I. D. degree to get by -- Advertising, Initiative, and Dynamics.

Ren Mulford Jr.

Business