Culture is the sum of all the forms of art, of love, and of thought, which, in the coarse or centuries, have enabled man to be less enslaved

Quote by Andre Malraux

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Always, however brutal an age may actually have been, its style transmits its music only.

Always, however brutal an age may actually have been, its style transmits its music only.

Genius is not perfected, it is deepened. It does not so much interpret the world...

Genius is not perfected, it is deepened. It does not so much interpret the world...

The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love....

The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love....

Communism destroys democracy. Democracy can also destroy Communism.

Communism destroys democracy. Democracy can also destroy Communism.

Opium teaches only one thing, which is that aside from physical suffering, there is nothing...

Opium teaches only one thing, which is that aside from physical suffering, there is nothing...

War puts its questions stupidly, peace mysteriously.

War puts its questions stupidly, peace mysteriously.

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better...

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better...

There is always a need for intoxication: China has opium, Islam has hashish, the West...

There is always a need for intoxication: China has opium, Islam has hashish, the West...

Art is a revolt against fate.

Art is a revolt against fate.

The attempt to force human beings to despise themselves is what I call hell.

The attempt to force human beings to despise themselves is what I call hell.

The great mystery is not that we should have been thrown down here at random...

The great mystery is not that we should have been thrown down here at random...

Opium teaches only one thing, which is that aside from physical suffering, there is nothing...

Opium teaches only one thing, which is that aside from physical suffering, there is nothing...

And when man faces destiny, destiny ends and man comes into his own.

And when man faces destiny, destiny ends and man comes into his own.

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better...

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better...

To the humblest among them, who may be listening to me now, I want to...

To the humblest among them, who may be listening to me now, I want to...

The attempt to force human beings to despise themselves is what I call hell.

The attempt to force human beings to despise themselves is what I call hell.

What is man? A miserable little pile of secrets

What is man? A miserable little pile of secrets

A mans spirit is free, but his pride binds him with chains of suffocation in...

A mans spirit is free, but his pride binds him with chains of suffocation in...

I'm not good at secrets, so don't tell me any.

I'm not good at secrets, so don't tell me any.

The man who has no secrets from his wife either has no secrets or no...

The man who has no secrets from his wife either has no secrets or no...