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We are unified both by hating in common and by being hated in common.
We are unified both by hating in common and by being hated in common.
It is very good for a man to talk about what he does not understand; as long as he understands read more
It is very good for a man to talk about what he does not understand; as long as he understands that he does not understand it.
Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire.
Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire.
Let us face ourselves bravely as we are. For only a philosophy that recognizes reality can lead us into true read more
Let us face ourselves bravely as we are. For only a philosophy that recognizes reality can lead us into true happiness, and only that kind of philosophy is sound and healthy.
Laughter to begin with was probably glee at the misfortunes of others. The baring of the teeth in laughter hints read more
Laughter to begin with was probably glee at the misfortunes of others. The baring of the teeth in laughter hints at its savage ancestry. Animals have no malice, hence also no laughter. They never savor the sudden glory of Schadenfreude. It was its infectious quality that made of laughter a medium of mutuality.
An inventor is simply a fellow who doesn't take his education too seriously.
An inventor is simply a fellow who doesn't take his education too seriously.
The true function of art is to...edit nature and so make it coherent and lovely. The artist is a sort read more
The true function of art is to...edit nature and so make it coherent and lovely. The artist is a sort of impassioned proofreader, blue-penciling the bad spelling of God.
The venom clamours of a jealous woman poison more deadly than a mad dog's tooth.
The venom clamours of a jealous woman poison more deadly than a mad dog's tooth.
No person has the right to rain on your dreams.
No person has the right to rain on your dreams.
