"The systems that fail are those that..." - Quote by Oscar Wilde
The systems that fail are those that rely on the permanency of human nature, and not its growth and development.
More by Oscar Wilde
“Nothing, indeed, is more dangerous to the young artist than anyconception of ideal beauty: he is constantly led by it either intoweak prettiness or lifeless abstraction: whereas to touch theideal at all you must not strip it of vitality. You must find it in life and re-create it in art.”
“To have ruined one's self over poetry is an honour”
“Wherever there is a man who exercises authority, there is a man who resists authority.”
More on Human Nature
“From desire I plunge to its fulfilment, where I long once more for desire.”
“To appear to be on the inside and know more than others about what is going on is a great temptation for most people. It is a rare person who is willing to seem to know less than he does ... Somehow, people seem to feel that it is belittling to their importance not to know more than other people.”
“Men and women -- even man and wife are foreigners. Each has reserves that the other cannot enter into, nor understand. These have the effect of frontiers.”
More on Change
“Conditions are changing all the time, and to adapt one's thinking to the new conditions, one must study. Even those who have a better grasp of Marxism and are comparatively firm in their proletarian stand have to go on studying, have to absorb what is new and study new problems.”
“The creation of a more peaceful and happier society has to begin from the level of the individual, and from there it can expand to one's family, to one's neighborhood, to one's community and so on.”
“Explore your web: the needs, the beliefs, and the emotions that are controlling you so there's more of you to give and so you can appreciate what's driving other people. It's the only way our world's going to change.”