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2. “Americans, it turns out, smile more than any other society on earth. In Japan, India, Iran, Argentina, South Korea, and the Maldives, smiling is viewed as dishonest, foolish, or both, according to a study by Polish psychologist Kuba Krys.”
Susan Cain
Cultural Perceptions, Smiling, Psychological Research, Societal Norms, Cross-cultural Differences
11. “Yet it is at this very age when, in his heart of hearts, a young lad most craves for recognition and love; and he becomes the devoted slave of any one who shows him consideration. But none dare openly love him, for that would be regarded as undue indulgence and therefore bad for the boy. So, what with scolding and chiding, he becomes very much like a stray dog that has lost his master.” Rabindranath Tagore Youth, Love, Recognition, Societal Norms, Emotional Needs
13. “Even if she could have got so far without a quarrel, still there would have been a great hue and cry about the marriage itself. First, it never happened. Secondly, how could there be a marriage between a princess of the Warrior Caste and a boy of the priestly Brahman Caste? Her readers would have imagined at once that the writer was preaching against our social customs in an underhand way. And they would write letters to the papers.” Rabindranath Tagore Class, Marriage, Societal Norms, Critique, Narrative
16. “I have asked myself if the best which can be done with virtue is to shut it within high walls as though it were some savage creature. If the good will lock themselves up, and if the wicked will still wander free, then alas for the world!" Alleyne.” Arthur Conan Doyle Virtue, Morality, Good Vs Evil, Societal Norms, Philosophical Question
18. “What is the use of having powers, Doctor, when one has no field upon which to exert them? Crime is commonplace, existence is commonplace, and no qualities save those which are commonplace have any function upon earth.” Arthur Conan Doyle Potential, Purpose, Boredom, Exceptional Abilities, Societal Norms
22. “Degrade him from what position? As a happy, hard-working, goods-consuming citizen he's perfect. Of course, if you choose some other standard than ours, then perhaps you might say he was degraded. But you've got to stick to one set of postulates. You can't play Electro-magnetic Golf according to rules of Centrifugal Bumble-puppy.” Aldous Huxley Perspective, Standards, Societal Norms, Moral Relativity, Consumerism, Philosophical Argument
28. “As far as teachers are concerned, they define young geniuses as those who are bad, disrespectful, smoke at fourteen, fall in love at fifteen, can be found at sixteen hanging out in bars, read forbidden books, write scandalous essays, occasionally stare down a teacher in class, are marked in the attendance book as rebels, and are budding candidates for room-arrest.” Hermann Hesse Geniuses, Young, Rebels, Educational Critique, Societal Norms, Youthful Defiance
Societal Norms Quotes by Famous Authors
2. “Americans, it turns out, smile more than any other society on earth. In Japan, India, Iran, Argentina, South Korea, and the Maldives, smiling is viewed as dishonest, foolish, or both, according to a study by Polish psychologist Kuba Krys.”
Susan Cain Cultural Perceptions, Smiling, Psychological Research, Societal Norms, Cross-cultural Differences
11. “Yet it is at this very age when, in his heart of hearts, a young lad most craves for recognition and love; and he becomes the devoted slave of any one who shows him consideration. But none dare openly love him, for that would be regarded as undue indulgence and therefore bad for the boy. So, what with scolding and chiding, he becomes very much like a stray dog that has lost his master.”
Rabindranath Tagore Youth, Love, Recognition, Societal Norms, Emotional Needs
13. “Even if she could have got so far without a quarrel, still there would have been a great hue and cry about the marriage itself. First, it never happened. Secondly, how could there be a marriage between a princess of the Warrior Caste and a boy of the priestly Brahman Caste? Her readers would have imagined at once that the writer was preaching against our social customs in an underhand way. And they would write letters to the papers.”
Rabindranath Tagore Class, Marriage, Societal Norms, Critique, Narrative
16. “I have asked myself if the best which can be done with virtue is to shut it within high walls as though it were some savage creature. If the good will lock themselves up, and if the wicked will still wander free, then alas for the world!" Alleyne.”
Arthur Conan Doyle Virtue, Morality, Good Vs Evil, Societal Norms, Philosophical Question
18. “What is the use of having powers, Doctor, when one has no field upon which to exert them? Crime is commonplace, existence is commonplace, and no qualities save those which are commonplace have any function upon earth.”
Arthur Conan Doyle Potential, Purpose, Boredom, Exceptional Abilities, Societal Norms
22. “Degrade him from what position? As a happy, hard-working, goods-consuming citizen he's perfect. Of course, if you choose some other standard than ours, then perhaps you might say he was degraded. But you've got to stick to one set of postulates. You can't play Electro-magnetic Golf according to rules of Centrifugal Bumble-puppy.”
Aldous Huxley Perspective, Standards, Societal Norms, Moral Relativity, Consumerism, Philosophical Argument
28. “As far as teachers are concerned, they define young geniuses as those who are bad, disrespectful, smoke at fourteen, fall in love at fifteen, can be found at sixteen hanging out in bars, read forbidden books, write scandalous essays, occasionally stare down a teacher in class, are marked in the attendance book as rebels, and are budding candidates for room-arrest.”
Hermann Hesse Geniuses, Young, Rebels, Educational Critique, Societal Norms, Youthful Defiance
