Karl Kraus, 1874-1936
was an Austrian author and journalist
Solitude would be ideal if you could pick the people to avoid.
William Hazlitt, 1778-1830
was an English essayist
The most silent people are generally those who think most highly of themselves.
Plato, ca. 427 BC-ca. 347 BC
was a Greek author and philosopher in Athens
The people have always some champion whom they set over them and nurse into greatness...This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector.
( “The Republic” (Plato), ca 380 BC )
Oscar (Fingall O'Flahertie Wills) Wilde, 1854-1900
was an Irish dramatist, novelist, and poet
There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating: people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing.
(Sir) Kingsley (William) Amis, 1922-1995
was an English author and humorist
It was no wonder that people were so horrible when they started life as children.
( “One Fat Englishman”, 1963 )