R. Scott Bakker: Quotes about men

R. Scott Bakker is Canadian writer. Explore interesting quotes on men.

R. Scott Bakker: 36 quotes0 likes

“History. Language. Passion. Custom. All these things determine what men say, think, and do. These are the hidden puppet-strings from which all men hang.”

R. Scott Bakker book The Darkness That Comes Before

Source: The Darkness That Comes Before

“The bondage we are born into is the bondage we cannot see. Verily, freedom is little more than the ignorance of tyranny. Live long enough, and you will see: Men resent not the whip so much as the hand that wields it.”

R. Scott Bakker

TRIAMIS I, JOURNALS AND DIALOGUES
The White Luck Warrior (2011)

“I tell you, guilt dwells nowhere but in the eyes of the accuser. This men know even as they deny it, which is why they so often make murder their absolution. The truth of crime lies not with the victim but with the witness.”

R. Scott Bakker book The Thousandfold Thought

HATATIAN, EXHORTATIONS
The Thousandfold Thought (2006)

“Any fool can see the limits of seeing, but not even the wisest know the limits of knowing. Thus is ignorance rendered invisible, and are all Men made fools.”

R. Scott Bakker

AJENCIS, THE THIRD ANALYTIC OF MEN.
The White Luck Warrior (2011)