Khang Lê

“Rather than promoting unrealistic standards for behavior - especially self-limitation - that could at best be unreliably achieved, Machiavelli propsed grounding a political philosophy upon readily observable human behaviors of pride, selfishness, greed, and the quest for glory.”
― Patrick J. Deneen, Why Liberalism Failed

“It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. And if the fool, or the pig, is of a different opinion, it is only because they only know their own side of the question.”
― John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism

“Nghệ thuật không là ánh trăng lừa dối, không nên là ánh trăng lừa dối! Nghệ thuật có thể chỉ là tiếng đau khổ kia, thoát ra từ những kiếp người lầm than.
~ 'Trăng Sáng”
― Nam Cao