“It’s always easier not to think for oneself. Find a nice safe hierarchy and settle in. Don’t make changes, don’t risk disapproval, don’t upset your syndics. It’s always easiest to let yourself be governed.”
“यहाँ तक कि मिर्ज़ा की बेगम साहिबा को इससे इतना द्वेष था कि अवसर खोज-खोजकर पति को लताड़ती थीं। पर उन्हें इसका अवसर मुश्किल से मिलता था। वह सोती ही रहती थीं, तब तक उधर बाज़ी बिछ जाती थी। और”
― शतरंज के खिलाड़ी [Shatranj ke Khiladi]
― शतरंज के खिलाड़ी [Shatranj ke Khiladi]
“We are built as gene machines and cultured as meme machines, but we have the power to turn against our creators. We, alone on earth, can rebel against the tyranny of the selfish replicators.* 12”
― The Selfish Gene
― The Selfish Gene
“D'Artagnan was amazed to note by what fragile and unknown threads the destinies of nations and the lives of men are suspended. He”
― The Three Musketeers
― The Three Musketeers
“Man lives consciously for himself, but is an unconscious instrument in the attainment of the historic, universal, aims of humanity.”
― War and Peace
― War and Peace
“You know as well as I do, my dear boy, that in politics there are no people, only ideas; no feelings, only interests. In politics, you don’t kill a man, you remove an obstacle, that’s all.”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
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