The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of
signs that speak of other
signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains
signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb.
View quotes by Umberto EcoThe society of merchants can be defined as a society in which things disappear in favor of
signs. When a ruling class measures its fortunes, not by the acre of land or the ingot of gold, but by the number of figures corresponding ideally to a certain number of exchange operations, it thereby condemns itself to setting a certain kind of humbug at the centre of its experience and its universe. A society founded on
signs is, in its essence, an artificial society in which man's carnal truth is handled as something artificial.
View quotes by Albert CamusIt's 20 - 19 in the final set, and I think he might be showing some
signs of tiredness
View quotes by Frew McMillanProblems are not stop
signs, they are guidelines.
View quotes by Robert SchullerNo matter how old a mother is she watches her middle-aged children for
signs of improvement.
View quotes by Florida Scott-MaxwellGrey hairs are
signs of wisdom if you hold your tongue, speak and they are but hairs, as in the young.
View quotes by Rabindranath TagoreThere are no road
signs to help navigate. And, in fact, no one has yet determined which side of the road we're supposed to be on.
View quotes by Steve CaseThe right honourable gentleman is reminiscent of a poker. The only difference is that a poker gives off the occasional
signs of warmth. (On Robert Peel)
View quotes by Benjamin DisraeliPublishers are notoriously slothful about numbers, unless they're attached to dollar
signs - unlike journalists, quarterbacks, and felony criminal defendants who tend to be keenly aware of numbers at all times.
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