The human race tends to remember the abuses to which it has been subjected rather than the endearments. What’s left of kisses? Wounds, however, leave scars.
Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is at their heels.
The compassion of the oppressed for the oppressed is indispensable. It is the world’s one hope.
EpitaphDen Tigern ertrann ichDie Wanzen nährte ichAufgefressen wurde ichVon den Mittelmäßigkeiten.
The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error.
We’re not responsible, he thought. This planet is a temporary affair. It’s whizzing with all kinds of other ones, a whole range of planetary stuff, toward a star in the Milky Way. On that kind of a planet we’re not responsible, he thought.
Those who are weak don’t fight.Those who are stronger might fightfor an hour.Those who are stronger still might fightfor many years.The strongest fighttheir whole life.They are the indispensable ones.
We attacked a foreign people and treated them like rebels. As you know, it’s all right to treat barbarians barbarically. It’s the desire to be barbaric that makes governments call their enemies barbarians.
The war which is comingIs not the first one. There wereOther wars before it.When the last one came to an endThere were conquerors and conquered.Among the conquered the common peopleStarved. Among the conquerorsThe common people starved too.
He says he’d like to kiss the ground you walk on-reminds me, did you wash them yesterday?- and after that you’re his skivvy.
Some party hack decreed that the peoplehad lost the government’s confidenceand could only regain it with redoubled effort.If that is the case, would it not be be simpler,If the government simply dissolved the peopleAnd elected another?
You may proclaim, good sirs, your fine philosophy, but till you feed us right and wrong can wait. Or is it only those who have the money who can enter the land of milk and honey?
Character is a question of time. It lasts for a certain length of time, just like a glove. There are good ones that last a long time. But they don’t last forever.
Sin is what is new, strong, surprising, strange. The theatre must take an interest in sin if the young are to be able to go there.
Don’t be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.
For what’s the use of talking with a man who has a disease and thinks about the stars?
Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.
Carpenter: “Call Shen Te, someone! She’s good!”Shui Ta: “Certainly. She’s ruined.
Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.
Such a lot is won when even a single man gets to his feet and says No
Hatred of oppression still distorts the features, Anger at injustice still makes voices raised and ugly. Oh we, who wished to lay for the foundations for peace and friendliness,Could never be friendly ourselves.
Because things are the way they are things will not stay the way they are.
The mill wheel turns it turns forever though what is uppermost remains not so.
Intelligence is not to make no mistakes but quickly to see how to make them good.
It isn’t important to come out on top. What matters is to come out alive.
What a miserable thing life is: you’re living in clover only the clover isn’t good enough.
Everyone chases after happiness not noticing that happiness is at their heels.
People are too durable that’s their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves they last too long.
Today every invention is received with a cry of triumph which soon turns into a cry of fear.
It isn’t important to come out on top what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.
What’s a joy to the one is a nightmare to the other.
People remain what they are even when their faces fall to pieces.
It isn’t important to come out on top what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.
Great sport begins at a point where it has ceased to be healthy.
If you join the rat race — you’re in the race of rats.
Society cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions.
The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn.
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.
Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.
What a miserable thing life is: you’re living in clover, only the clover isn’t good enough.
No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.
Mixing one’s wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who don’t understand it, or are prevented by naked misery from obeying it.