Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.

Quote by Arthur Koestler

Topics: Death Quotes

If one looks with a cold eye at the mess man has made of history,...

If one looks with a cold eye at the mess man has made of history,...

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning...

Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning...

The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we...

The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we...

If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely would...

If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely would...

The definition of the individual was: a multitude of one million divided by one million.

The definition of the individual was: a multitude of one million divided by one million.

Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process where teacher and pupil...

Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process where teacher and pupil...

Scientists are peeping Toms at the keyhole of eternity

Scientists are peeping Toms at the keyhole of eternity

A publisher who writes is like a cow in a milk bar.

A publisher who writes is like a cow in a milk bar.

Prometheus is reaching out for the stars with an empty grin on his face.

Prometheus is reaching out for the stars with an empty grin on his face.

The evolution of the brain not only overshot the needs of prehistoric man, it is...

The evolution of the brain not only overshot the needs of prehistoric man, it is...

The progress of science is strewn, like an ancient desert trail, with the bleached skeleton...

The progress of science is strewn, like an ancient desert trail, with the bleached skeleton...

The principle mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers.

The principle mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers.

Scientists are peeping toms at the keyhole of eternity.

Scientists are peeping toms at the keyhole of eternity.

The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums.

The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums.

The most persistent sound which reverberates through men's history is the beating of war drums

The most persistent sound which reverberates through men's history is the beating of war drums

Creativity in science could be described as the act of putting two and two together...

Creativity in science could be described as the act of putting two and two together...

There's room for everybody on the planet to be creative and conscious if you are...

There's room for everybody on the planet to be creative and conscious if you are...

I think most artists create out of despair. The very nature of creation is not...

I think most artists create out of despair. The very nature of creation is not...

To create a little flower is the labour of ages.

To create a little flower is the labour of ages.

So long as the mother, Ignorance, lives, it is not safe for Science, the offspring,...

So long as the mother, Ignorance, lives, it is not safe for Science, the offspring,...