I do not believe in political movements. I believe in personal movement, that movement of the soul when a man who looks at himself is so ashamed that he tries to make some sort of change - within himself, not…

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How delightful to find a friend in everyone.

How delightful to find a friend in everyone.

The poetic notion of infinity is far greater than that which is sponsored by any...

The poetic notion of infinity is far greater than that which is sponsored by any...

This is the generation whose first cry of life was the Hungarian uprising.

This is the generation whose first cry of life was the Hungarian uprising.

Life is a game with many rules but no referee. One learns how to play...

Life is a game with many rules but no referee. One learns how to play...

Who included me among the ranks of the human race?

Who included me among the ranks of the human race?

The real history of consciousness starts with one's first lie.

The real history of consciousness starts with one's first lie.

For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language.

For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language.

It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve...

It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve...

Life - the way it really is - is a battle not between Bad and...

Life - the way it really is - is a battle not between Bad and...

For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language.

For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language.

For boredom speaks the language of time, and it is to teach you the most...

For boredom speaks the language of time, and it is to teach you the most...

Every individual ought to know at least one poet from cover to cover: if not...

Every individual ought to know at least one poet from cover to cover: if not...

Bad literature is a form of treason.

Bad literature is a form of treason.

Snobbery? But it's only a form of despair.

Snobbery? But it's only a form of despair.

Man is what he reads.

Man is what he reads.

Bad literature is a form of treason.

Bad literature is a form of treason.

It is well to read everything of something, and something of everything.

It is well to read everything of something, and something of everything.

Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.

Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.

After all, it is hard to master both life and work equally well. So if...

After all, it is hard to master both life and work equally well. So if...

What I like about cities is that everything is king size, the beauty and the...

What I like about cities is that everything is king size, the beauty and the...