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“As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.”
The Critic as Artist • Oscar Wilde“„How mysterious this life was, how deep and muddy its waters ran, yet how clear and noble what emerged from them.“”
Narcissus and Goldmund • Hermann Hesse“The formula 'two plus two equals five' is not without its attractions.”
Notes from Underground • Fyodor Dostoevski““Did you never observe the narrow intelligence flashing from the keen eye of a clever rogue—how eager he is, how clearly his paltry soul sees the way to his end; he is the reverse of blind, but his keen eye-sight is forced into the service of evil, and he is mischievous in proportion to his cleverness?””
Republic • Plato“Gratitude is a rare frame of mind; and those who are grateful can seldom find a way to express what they feel. They are overwhelmed by silence; are shamefaced; and, sometimes, actually try to hide their feelings.”
Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman • Stefan Zweig