“There have been as many plagues as wars in history; yet always plagues and wars take people equally by surprise.”
“Actual freedom has not increased in proportion to man's awareness of it.”
“...luck is not to be coerced.”
“By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more.”
“We live in a world where one needs to choose - to be the victim or the executioner, and nothing else.”
“Life is crammed with events that encourage us to want to get old.”
“It is almost impossible to watch a clockwise direction - it gets extremely boring and causes despair.”
“Men are never convinced of your reasons, of your sincerity, of the seriousness of your sufferings, except by your death.”
“Every man needs slaves like he needs clean air. To rule is to breathe, is it not? And even the most disenfranchised get to breathe. The lowest on the social scale have their spouses or their children.”
“I cannot stand the company of men. They flatter or they judge. I can stand neither of the two.”
“I like the night and the sky better than the gods of men.”
“Happiness is often only a pity for one's own misfortune.”
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