Do not be in a hurry to tie what you cannot untie.

Do not be in a hurry to tie what you cannot untie.

None save great men have been the authors of great heresies.

None save great men have been the authors of great heresies.

To our real, naked selves there is not a thing on earth or in heaven worth dying for. It is read more

To our real, naked selves there is not a thing on earth or in heaven worth dying for. It is only when we see ourselves as actors in a staged (and therefore unreal) performance that death loses its frightfulness and finality and becomes an act of make-believe and a theatrical gesture. It is one of the main tasks of a real leader to mask the grim reality of dying and killing by evoking in his followers the illusion that they are participating in a grandiose spectacle, a solemn or lighthearted dramatic performance.

Progress cannot be organized.

Progress cannot be organized.

I live in the crowds of jollity, not so much to enjoy company as
to shun myself.

I live in the crowds of jollity, not so much to enjoy company as
to shun myself.

It is not a fragrant world.

It is not a fragrant world.

The sort of dependence that results from exchange, i.e., from commercial transactions, is a reciprocal dependence. We cannot be dependent read more

The sort of dependence that results from exchange, i.e., from commercial transactions, is a reciprocal dependence. We cannot be dependent upon a foreigner without his being dependent on us. Now, this is what constitutes the very essence of society. To sever natural interrelations is not to make oneself independent, but to isolate oneself completely.

The stupider the peasant, the better the horse understands him.

The stupider the peasant, the better the horse understands him.

The Universe has as many different centers as there are living beings in it.

The Universe has as many different centers as there are living beings in it.