Quotes by Durkheim, Emile

One cannot long remain so absorbed in contemplation of emptiness witho >>

From top to bottom of the ladder, greed is aroused without knowing whe >>

There is no society known where a more or less developed criminality i >>

Quotations about Optimism

Don't be too optimistic. The light at the end of the tunnel may be ano >>

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. >>

Nothing bad is going to happen to us. If we get fired, it's not failur >>

Too cheerful a morality is a loose morality; it is appropriate only to decadent peoples and is found only among them.

Durkheim, Emile