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“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense. They listen so much that they forget to be natural. This is a nice story.”
― Selected Operas and Plays
― Selected Operas and Plays
“Perseverance is where the gods dwell.”
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“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
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“Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness.”
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“Above all, he liked it that everything was one's own fault. There was only oneself to praise or blame. Luck was a servant and not a master. Luck had to be accepted with a shrug or taken advantage of up to the hilt. But it had to be understood and recognized for what it was and not confused with a faulty appreciation of the odds, for, at gambling, the deadly sin is to mistake bad play for bad luck. And luck in all its moods had to be loved and not feared”
― Casino Royale
― Casino Royale
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