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“Of so little weight are the greatest services to princes, when put into the balance with a refusal to gratify their passions.”
― Gulliver’s Travels
― Gulliver’s Travels
“Martin, fables are possibly one of the most interesting literary forms ever invented. Do you know what they teach us? Moral lessons? No. They teach us that human beings learn and absorb ideas and concepts through narrative, through stories, not through lessons or theoretical speeches.”
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“that's what everybody wants, just a little more money, even the people who have it.”
― Passing
― Passing
“No - we will not conquer the heavens. Enough to have the power. War engenders war, and victory defeat. God, conquered, will become Satan; Satan, conquering, will become God. May the fates spare me this terrible lot; I love the Hell which formed my genius. I love the Earth where I have done some good, if it be possible to do any good in this fearful world where beings live but by rapine.”
― The Revolt of the Angels
― The Revolt of the Angels
“One comes into this world, to enjoy what is beautiful and what is good, and to do as one pleases, when the things one wants to do are noble, intelligent and generous. An education which does not cultivate the will, is an education that depraves the mind. It is a teacher's duty to teach the pupil how to will.”
― The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
― The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
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