Fear of Death and Life – Mark Twain
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
Mark Twain
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If You Tell the Truth You Don’t Have to Remember Anything – Mark Twain
“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.”
Mark Twain
The Limits of Understanding – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“They understand but a little who understand only what can be explained.”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
None are so inconsiderate as those – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“None are so inconsiderate as those who demand nothing of life other than their own personal comfort.”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Good Friends, Good Books and a Sleepy Conscience: Mark Twain Quote
“Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
Mark Twain
The truth does not need a costume – yoice.net
“The truth does not need a costume.”
yoice.net
Orwell and Huxley on Fear of Control – Neil Postman
“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one. Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information. Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism. Orwell feared that the truth would be concealed from us. Huxley feared the truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance.”
Neil Postman
Technology and Its Consequences – Neil Postman
“Technology always has unforeseen consequences, and it is not always clear, at the beginning, who or what will win, and who or what will lose.”
Neil Postman
Haris Silajdžić Quote: The Truth About Violence and Power – Shocking Insights
“If you kill one person, you’re prosecuted. If you kill ten people, you’re famous; if you kill a quarter-of-a-million people, you’re invited to a peace conference.”
Haris Silajdžić
Fritz Bauer Quotes: The Courageous Lesson Against State Injustice You Need to Know!
“The certainly stirring but decisive lesson of our trials, however, demands a readiness to say an unequivocal no to state injustice. The trials demand that people renounce private and family advantages and are also prepared to make personal sacrifices if they are required to do or tolerate evil, even if it is the state that makes itself the advocate of evil.”
Fritz Bauer