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The strongest man upon Earth is he who stands most alone.
The strongest man upon Earth is he who stands most alone.
Custom, that unwritten law, By which the people keep even kings in awe.
Custom, that unwritten law, By which the people keep even kings in awe.
You think that a wall as solid as the earth separates civilization from barbarism. I tell you the division is read more
You think that a wall as solid as the earth separates civilization from barbarism. I tell you the division is a thread, a sheet of glass. A touch here, a push there, and you bring back the reign of Saturn.
The real cause of personal existence is not the favor of the Almighty, but the sexual love of one's earthly read more
The real cause of personal existence is not the favor of the Almighty, but the sexual love of one's earthly parents.
Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death
Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death
The wise man sometimes flees from society from fear of being
bored.
The wise man sometimes flees from society from fear of being
bored.
In a society in which it is a moral offense to be different from your neighbor your only escape is read more
In a society in which it is a moral offense to be different from your neighbor your only escape is never to let them find out.
It is not a fragrant world.
It is not a fragrant world.
Society is a madhouse whose wardens are the officials and the police.
Society is a madhouse whose wardens are the officials and the police.
