Joseph Priestley, 1733-1804 Quotes & Sayings

To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven. — Joseph Priestley, 1733-1804

It is no use speaking in soft, gentle tones if everyone else is shouting. — Joseph Priestley, 1733-1804

Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making a fool of himself. — Joseph Priestley, 1733-1804

We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in color and fire, but of course they would have to fit into the pattern of our society and be able to take orders from sound administrative types. — Joseph Priestley, 1733-1804