A reformer knows neither how to do nor to undo.

Quote by Jose Bergamin

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When there is nothing to fear is the time to begin fearing everything.

When there is nothing to fear is the time to begin fearing everything.

An ignorance of Marx is as frequent among Marxists as an ignorance of Christ is...

An ignorance of Marx is as frequent among Marxists as an ignorance of Christ is...

To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment.

To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment.

The first condition for making music is not to make a noise.

The first condition for making music is not to make a noise.

There are those who dance to the rhythm that is played to them, those who...

There are those who dance to the rhythm that is played to them, those who...

The man who spends all his time looking up to heaven is not always the...

The man who spends all his time looking up to heaven is not always the...

There are no good or bad habits. All habits are, by definition, bad.

There are no good or bad habits. All habits are, by definition, bad.

Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.

Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.

Do we have to talk in order to agree or agree in order to talk?

Do we have to talk in order to agree or agree in order to talk?

Theology is the logic of the Devil.

Theology is the logic of the Devil.

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

A German immersed in any civilization different from his own loses a weight equivalent in...

A German immersed in any civilization different from his own loses a weight equivalent in...

You can say the opposite of something you've said but you can't do the opposite...

You can say the opposite of something you've said but you can't do the opposite...

The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair.

The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair.

Happiness is always a coincidence.

Happiness is always a coincidence.

A piece of advice always contains an implicit threat, just as a threat always contains...

A piece of advice always contains an implicit threat, just as a threat always contains...

You can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made.

You can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made.

True art tries not to attract attention in order to be noticed.

True art tries not to attract attention in order to be noticed.

Better than succeeding little by little is failing at one go.

Better than succeeding little by little is failing at one go.

True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.

True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.