“Men make war to get attention. All killing is an expression of self-hate.”
Source: Sandman Slim
“How many disappointments are conducive to bitterness? One or a thousand, depending on the subject.”
Anathemas and Admirations (1987)
Speech delivered in Finney Chapel at Oberlin College (7 February 1957), as reported in "When MLK came to Oberlin" by Cindy Leise (The Chronicle-Telegram; January 21, 2008) http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2008/01/21/when-mlk-came-to-oberlin/
1950s
“Unhappiness is selfish, grief is selfish. For whom are the tears?”
Source: Written on the Body
“Bitter poverty has no harder pang than that it makes men ridiculous.”
Nil habet infelix paupertas durius in se,
quam quod ridiculos homines facit.
Nil habet infelix paupertas durius in se,
quam quod ridiculos homines facit.
III, line 152-3.
Variant translations:
Of all the Griefs that harrass the Distrest,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful Jest.
As translated by Samuel Johnson
The hardest thing to bear in poverty is the fact that it makes men ridiculous.
Wretched poverty offers nothing harsher than this: it makes men ridiculous.
Satires, Satire III
AeschTunes interview with Iris http://www.angelfire.com/music5/aeschtunes/interviews/iris.html
“What an ugly beast is the ape, and how like us.”
