sociology

The development of civilization was marked by constant changes. This will continue _ therefore, the future will belong to people ready for change.

Do not look for company at all costs, and especially do not allow loneliness to lead you to fickle love or false friendship.

Acquiring knowledge through the centuries has influenced human society more than all other factors.

True friendship doesn't include jealousy.

The people who overcome their fears are the ones who can achieve their dreams.

A free man does not do what must be done, but what should be done.

We should enjoy every minute we live today because who knows if we will have a chance to do so tomorrow.

Superficial people consider themselves capable of doing everything. The question, however, is who is willing to hire them?

In reality, there is no such thing as absolute freedom. The rules of social interaction determine one's freedom.

Be patient in life, knowing that there is a real possibility that the desired outcome could happen without your direct involvement.

The older the friendship, the stronger the trust.

On ne peut opposer absraitement le spectacle et l'activité sociale effective.

Most sentimental ideas imply, at bottom, a deep if unacknowledged disrespect.

History is not like some individual person, which uses men to achieve its ends. History is nothing but the actions of men in pursuit of their ends.

The appeal to the 'natural' is one of the most powerful aspects of common-sense thinking but it is a way of understanding social relations which denies history and the possibility of change for the future.

It is not acceptable that election winners interpret history. History should be left to historians who have a difficult task. They should try to avoid a one-sided or personal interpretation of history. Furthermore, some collective factors (such as national enthusiasm) may influence objectivity that is crucial for the interpretation of historical events.

Shame, as an emotion, has a core meaning, in relating individuals to wider social groups and norms -- real or imagined.

We assume that anything that is new to us is new to human society as a whole, and that if we don__ see it reflected in history textbooks and in recent memory then it cannot have existed for long.