Manu

“They had not learned together, but rather each of them, man or woman, had listened to one of the machines as if there were no one in the world but those two. And because there was so much knowledge and only a few to learn it, the machines had taught each differently”
― Gene Wolfe, The Book of the New Sun

“There is perhaps nothing so admirable in Christianity and Buddhism as their art of teaching even the lowest to elevate themselves by piety to a seemingly higher order of things, and thereby to retain their satisfaction with the actual world in which they find it difficult enough to live—this very difficulty being necessary.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil

“There is far too much witchery and sugar in the sentiments “for others” and “NOT for myself,” for one not needing to be doubly distrustful here, and for one asking promptly: “Are they not perhaps — DECEPTIONS?” — That they PLEASE — him who has them, and him who enjoys their fruit, and also the mere spectator — that is still no argument in their FAVOUR, but just calls for caution. Let us therefore be cautious!”
― Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil

“Truly clever things are said with short words. Long ones are used to hide stupidity.”
― Joe Abercrombie, A Little Hatred