Vaclav Havel Quotes

True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say?

True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say?

Without a global revolution in the sphere of human consciousness a more
humane society will not emerge.

Without a global revolution in the sphere of human consciousness a more
humane society will not emerge.

The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, more

The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility.

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the more

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good. -Vaclav Havel.

Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself more

Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.

Vision is not enough, it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps, we more

Vision is not enough, it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs. Thanks to Catherine Doucette -Vaclav Havel.

Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of more

Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out

Hope is an orientation of the spirit, an orientation of the heart. It
is not the conviction that something will more

Hope is an orientation of the spirit, an orientation of the heart. It
is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty
that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the more

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.

Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil more

Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil that nourishes human hope; perhaps one could never find sense in life without first experiencing its absurdity...