Society - Quotes and Proverbs

Here is a collection of proverbs and quotes about society, community and ‘the public’.

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A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess.

A. Philip Randolph

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.

At any given moment, public opinion is a chaos of superstition, misinformation and prejudice.

Gore Vidal

Before most people had ever tasted a potato, the Royal Society debated the practicality of making it a staple crop in Ireland (ironically, as a hedge against famine).

Bill Bryson
Source: Seeing further: the story of science & the Royal Society

Ethnic diversity adds richness to a society.

Gary Locke

For all their foolishness, modern societies have been getting smarter, and all things being equal, a smarter world is a less violent world.

Steven Pinker

Happiness does not really depend on objective conditions of either wealth, health or even community. Rather, it depends on the correlation between objective conditions and subjective expectations.

Yuval Noah Harari
Source: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

I am thankful the most important key in history was invented. It's not the key to your house, your car, your boat, your safety deposit box, your bike lock or your private community. It's the key to order, sanity, and peace of mind. The key is "Delete."

Elayne Boosler

No one is born a good citizen; no nation is born a democracy. Rather, both are processes that continue to evolve over a lifetime. Young people must be included from birth. A society that cuts off from its youth severs its lifeline.

Kofi Annan

Painting is a faith, and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion.

Vincent van Gogh

Progressive cultures have worked to free humanity from the brutalities of mere survival and to reduce suffering, improve society, and develop global community.

(unknown author)

Public sharing is an important part of science.

Richard Dawkins

The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art's audience. Art has increasingly become the concern of the artist and the bafflement of the public.

Paul Gauguin