“Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.”
― The Passionate State of Mind: And Other Aphorisms
― The Passionate State of Mind: And Other Aphorisms
“People don’t like to think, if one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.”
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“Never marry a person who is not a friend of your excitement.”
― The Psychology of Romantic Love
― The Psychology of Romantic Love
“Homo homini lupus [man is wolf to man]. Who in the face of all his experience of life and of history, will have the courage to dispute this assertion?”
― Civilization and Its Discontents
― Civilization and Its Discontents
“il n'y a qu'un véritable législateur dans les temps modernes, c'est l'expérience.”
― Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 1 / 20) faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution Française
― Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 1 / 20) faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution Française
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