Character and Experiences – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Character is determined more by the lack of certain experiences than by those one has had.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
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You cannot control your own population by force – Noam Chomsky
“You cannot control your own population by force, but it can be distracted by consumption.”
Noam Chomsky
H. L. Mencken Quote on Marriage and Men
“No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover that there is a nice man who wishes that she were not.”
H. L. Mencken
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Quote on Resistance and Contradiction
“People more easily tolerate opposition than a contradiction”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
We are so vain – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don’t care for.”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
The Greatest Enemy of Justice – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“The greatest enemy of justice is privilege.”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Beware of Boasted Virtue – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“Beware of the virtue which a man boasts is his.”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Nobody Knows Enough – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“Nobody knows enough, but many know too much.”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
One has to do good – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“One has to do good in order for it to exist in the world.”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Quote by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach: You can sink so fast
“You can sink so fast that you think you are flying.”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach