Industry has operated against the artisan in favor of the idler, and also in favor of capital and against labor. Any mechanical invention whatsoever has been more harmful to humanity than a century of war.

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If the secret of being a bore is to tell all, the secret of pleasing...

If the secret of being a bore is to tell all, the secret of pleasing...

Man is the inventor of stupidity.

Man is the inventor of stupidity.

The terrible thing about the quest for truth is that you find it.

The terrible thing about the quest for truth is that you find it.

In order to understand life it is not only necessary not to be indifferent to...

In order to understand life it is not only necessary not to be indifferent to...

Women still remember the first kiss after men have forgotten the last.

Women still remember the first kiss after men have forgotten the last.

Simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds.

Simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds.

Very simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds.

Very simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds.

Thinking is hard work. One can't bear burdens and ideas at the same time.

Thinking is hard work. One can't bear burdens and ideas at the same time.

We live less and less, and we learn more and more. Sensibility is surrendering to...

We live less and less, and we learn more and more. Sensibility is surrendering to...

Of all the sexual aberrations, perhaps the most peculiar is chastity.

Of all the sexual aberrations, perhaps the most peculiar is chastity.

Man has made use of his intelligence, he invented stupidity.

Man has made use of his intelligence, he invented stupidity.

Two elements are needed to form a truth - a fact and an abstraction.

Two elements are needed to form a truth - a fact and an abstraction.

Try to put well in practice what you already know. In so doing, you will,...

Try to put well in practice what you already know. In so doing, you will,...

The woman who loves always smells good.

The woman who loves always smells good.

Life is a series of sensations connected to different states of consciousness.

Life is a series of sensations connected to different states of consciousness.

Man associates ideas not according to logic or verifiable exactitude, but according to his pleasure...

Man associates ideas not according to logic or verifiable exactitude, but according to his pleasure...

The whole effort of a sincere man is to erect his personal impressions into laws

The whole effort of a sincere man is to erect his personal impressions into laws

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's...

But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's...

I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I...

I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I...