“Nothing proves that we are more than nothing.”
A Short History of Decay (1949)
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Romanian philosopher and essayist 1911–1995Related quotes
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“A glimpse into the world proves that horror is nothing other than reality.”
Source: Political Theology: Four Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty
“There is nothing more intoxicating than victory, and nothing more dangerous.”
Source: The 48 Laws of Power
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Source: The Visitor (2002)
Context: You asked for wisdom? Hear these words. Nothing limits intelligence more than ignorance; nothing fosters ignorance more than one's own opinions; nothing strengthens opinions more than refusing to look at reality.
“Nothing, they say is more certain than death, and nothing more uncertain than the time of dying”
“As nothing is more easy than to think, so nothing is more difficult than to think well.”
First Century, sect. 8.
Centuries of Meditations
“We are human, and nothing is more interesting to us than humanity.”
Cornell Chronicle interview (1999)
Context: We are human, and nothing is more interesting to us than humanity. The appeal of literature is that it is so thoroughly a human thing — by, for and about human beings. If you lose that focus, you obviate the source of the power and permanence of literature.