The art of the cuisine, when fully mastered, is the one human capability of which only good things can be said.

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

Topics: Friedrich Durrenmatt Quotes

The worst possible turn can not be programmed. It is caused by coincidence.

The worst possible turn can not be programmed. It is caused by coincidence.

So then learn to conquer your fear. This is the only art we have to...

So then learn to conquer your fear. This is the only art we have to...

Justice is horrible.

Justice is horrible.

Above all, be suspicious of your fatherland. Nobody is more inclined to become a murderer...

Above all, be suspicious of your fatherland. Nobody is more inclined to become a murderer...

News reports don't change the world. Only facts change it, and those have already happened...

News reports don't change the world. Only facts change it, and those have already happened...

Revolutions demand enormous sacrifices and, at the same time, create a new need to change...

Revolutions demand enormous sacrifices and, at the same time, create a new need to change...

Power is paradoxical.

Power is paradoxical.

For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those...

For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those...

It is surely easier to confess a murder over a cup of coffee than in...

It is surely easier to confess a murder over a cup of coffee than in...

The problems of all of humanity can only be solved by all of humanity.

The problems of all of humanity can only be solved by all of humanity.

Resistance at all cost is the most senseless act there is.

Resistance at all cost is the most senseless act there is.

When death has you by the throat, you don't mince words.

When death has you by the throat, you don't mince words.

You can't take back an act you were able to think.

You can't take back an act you were able to think.

We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.

We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.

A story is not finished, until it took the worst turn.

A story is not finished, until it took the worst turn.

Who sows fear, reaps weapons.

Who sows fear, reaps weapons.

For a person who is dying only eternity counts.

For a person who is dying only eternity counts.

The rightful claim to dissent is an existential right of the individual.

The rightful claim to dissent is an existential right of the individual.

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

Dissents are appeals to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of another...

Dissents are appeals to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of another...