Quotes on ideals
You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.
Douglas, Norman
We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.
Nicolson, Harold
Every dogma has its day, but ideals are eternal.
Zangwill, Israel
Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows.
Wolf, David T.
Ideals are like stars: you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you reach your destiny.
Schurz, Carl
When a man forgets his ideals he may hope for happiness, but not till then.
Hobbes, John Oliver
Reality shouts; ideals whisper.
LeTonnerre, Nathaniel
Though I believe in liberalism, I find it difficult to believe in liberals.
Chesterton, Gilbert Keith
Some people never have anything except ideals.
Howe, E.W.
An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.
Mencken, H.L.
Our ideals, like the gods of old, are constantly demanding human sacrifices.
Shaw, George Bernard
There is nothing the matter with Americans except their ideals. The real American is all right; it is the ideal American who is all wrong.
Chesterton, Gilbert Keith