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“Nerve doctors who pathologize genius should have their heads bashed in with the collected works of genius. And those humanists who decry the vivisection of guinea pigs while while applauding the subjection of works of art to psychologizing deserve the same treatment.”
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“Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.”
― Prejudices First Series
― Prejudices First Series
“Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity.”
― Les Caractères
― Les Caractères
“The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are.”
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“The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naïve and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair.”
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