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George CarlinNever underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

—  George Carlin, 1936-2008, American comedian

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Somerset MaughamThe fact that a great many people believe something is no guarantee of its truth.

—  Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965, British writer

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Jean CocteauIf it has to choose who is to be crucified, the crowd will always save Barabbas.

—  Jean Cocteau, 1889-1963, French artist

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Dr. Thomas FullerThe Mob has many heads but no Brains.

—  Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734,  English physician and adage collector

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Margaret ThatcherDon't follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.

—  Margaret Thatcher, 1925-2013, British Prime Minister

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RumiWhich is worth more, a crowd of thousands, or your own genuine solitude?

—  Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet

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Antoine RivarolIt has been very truly said that the mob has many heads, but no brains.

—  Antoine Rivarol, 1753-1801, French author of maxims

Orson WellesA writer needs a pen, an artist needs a brush, but a filmmaker needs an army.

—  Orson Welles, 1915-1985, American actor & film director

Aldοus HuxleyAssembled in a crowd, people lose their powers of reasoning and their capacity for moral choice.

—  Aldοus Huxley, 1894-1963, English writer

Terry PratchettAlways remember that the crowd that applauds your coronation is the same crowd that will applaud your beheading. People like a show.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

Terry PratchettThe intelligence of that creature known as a crowd is the square root of the number of people in it.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

Pierre Claude BoisteFreedom does not like crowds.

—  Pierre Claude Boiste, 1765-1824, French lexicographer

Arthur KoestlerThe definition of the individual was: a multitude of one million divided by one million.

—  Arthur Koestler, 1905-1983, Hungarian-British writer

Søren KierkegaardWherever there is a crowd there is untruth.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

Nicolas ChamfortWhen many gather together, people become small. They are like Milton’s devils who are forced to become pygmies in order to enter Pandemonium.

—  Nicolas Chamfort, 1740-1794, French writer

Francis Scott FitzgeraldAnd I like large parties. They’re so intimate. At small parties there isn’t any privacy.

—  Francis Scott Fitzgerald, 1896-1940, American writer

Charles DickensA multitude of people and yet a solitude.

—  Charles Dickens, 1812-1870, British writer

Quotes in Verse

Carl SandburgI am the people — the mob — the crowd — the mass.
Do you know that all the great work of the world is done through me?

—  Carl Sandburg, 1878-1967, American poet

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Funny Quotes

Yogi BerraNo one goes there nowadays, it’s too crowded.

—  Yogi Berra, 1925-2015, American baseball player & humorist

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Ancient Greek

AesopOne is no one, two is a company, three is a crowd, four is a fair.

Είς ουδείς, δύο πολλοί, τρεις όχλος, τέσσαρες πανήγυρις.

—  Aesop, 620-560 BC, Ancient Greek fabulist

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EuripidesCrowds with foolishness is a great evil.

Συν όχλω αμαθία πλείστον κακόν.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian

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Proverbs

American proverbTwo's company, but three's a crowd.

—  American proverb

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