Quotes from Gustave Le Bon

In a crowd men always tend to the same level, and, on general questions, a vote, recorded by forty academicians is no better than that of forty water-carriers.

Naturally the principles vary with the party; but owing to the mere fact that the individual members are a part of a crowd, they are always inclined to exaggerate the worth of their principles, and to push them to their extreme consequences. In consequence parliaments are more especially representative of extreme opinions.

Jede Folgerung, die wir aus unseren Beobachtungen ziehen, ist meistens voreilig: Denn hinter den wahrgenommenen Erscheinungen gibt es solche, die wir undeutlich sehen, und hinter diesen wahrscheinlich noch andere, die wir überhaupt nicht erkennen.

Les événements mémorables de l'histoire sont les effets visibles des invisibles changements de la pensée des homes

Men forming a crowd cannot do without a master, whence it results that the votes of an assembly only represent, as a rule, the opinions of a small minority.

The first is that the individual forming part of a group acquires, solely from numerical considerations, a sentiment of invincible power which allows him to' yield to instincts which, had he been alone, he would perforce have kept under restraint. He will be the less disposed to check himself from ±he consideration that, a group being anonymous, and in consequence irresponsible, the sentiment of responsibility which always controls individuals disappears entirely.

Les événements mémorables de l'histoire sont les effets visibles des invisibles changements de la pensée des hommes.

The great leaders of crowds of all ages, and those of the Revolution in particular, have been of lamentably narrow intellect; while it is precisely those whose intelligence has been the most restricted who have exercised the greatest influence.

The destinies of peoples are determined by their character and not by their government.

It is as interesting to decipher the motives of the actions of men as to determine the characteristics of a mineral or a plant.

Organize kitleler, toplumlar?n hayat?nda daima önemli bir rol oynam??t?r.

Fertlerin bilinçli faaliyetlerinin yerini, kitlelerin bilinçsiz eylemlerinin almas?.

?nsan? yöneten, özümüzdeki unsurlard?r, yani fikirler, duygular ve adetler. Kurumlar ve kanunlarsa ruhumuzun harici kar??l???, ihtiyaçlar?n?n bir ifadesidir.

Gözle görülen fenomenleri, okyanusun derinliklerinde bulunan ve hakk?nda hiçbir ?ey bilmedi?imiz bir karga?ay? su yüzeyine ta??yan dalgalar gibi dü?ünebiliriz.

Kitle, tuhaf biçimde dü?ük seviyeli bir zihniyet sergiler.

Kitleler hiçbir zaman bilinçli ?ekilde hareket etmezler ama belki de bu vasf?n kendisi, güçlerinin s?rlar?ndan biridir.

?çgüdüleri taraf?ndan yönetilen varl?klara ait eylemlerin karma??kl??? bizi hayrete dü?ürür.

Bütün eylemlerimizde bilinç d???n?n pay? büyük.

Ak?l yürütmeye al??k?n olmayan kitleler, eyleme geçme konusunda oldukça h?zl?d?r.

Les foules n'ont jamais eu soif de vérités. Devant les évidences qui leur déplaisent, elles se détournent, préférant déifier l'erreur, si l'erreur les séduit. Qui sait les illusionner est aisément leur maître; qui tente de les désillusionner est toujours leur victime.

Sadece romanlardaki insanlar, tüm hayatlar? boyunca de?i?mez karakteristikler sergiler.

Baz? fikirler ve duygular vard?r ki ancak kitle halindeki bireylerde ortaya ç?kar veya eyleme dönü?ür.

O completo imbecil, entretanto, alcança êxito, algumas vezes, porquanto, não tendo consciência da sua imbecilidade, jamais hesita em afirmar com autenticidade. Ora, a afirmação enérgica e repetida, possui prestígio. O mais vulgar dos "camelos", quando energicamente afirma a superioridade de um produto, exerce prestígio na multidão que o circunda.

Bir ?rk?n ruhunu olu?turan bilinç d??? unsurlar, ona mensup tüm bireylerin birbirlerine benzemesini sa?larken farkl?la?malar?na yol açansa e?itimin ve özellikle de istisnai bir kal?t?m?n neticesine olan bilinçli unsurlard?r.