What is man? A miserable little pile of secrets

Quote by Andre Malraux

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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...

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 are not fifty ways of fighting, there's only one, and that's to win. Neither...

There are not fifty ways of fighting, there's only one, and that's to win. Neither...

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...

The crucial discovery was made that, in order to become painting, the universe seen by...

The crucial discovery was made that, in order to become painting, the universe seen by...

Man knows that the world is not made on a human scale; and he wishes...

Man knows that the world is not made on a human scale; and he wishes...

Communism destroys democracy. Democracy can also destroy Communism.

Communism destroys democracy. Democracy can also destroy Communism.

War puts its questions stupidly, peace mysteriously.

War puts its questions stupidly, peace mysteriously.

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.

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.

Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides.

Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides.

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...

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...

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...

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....

Culture is the sum of all the forms of art, of love, and of thought,...

Culture is the sum of all the forms of art, of love, and of thought,...

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...

My dad had this philosophy that if you tell children they're beautiful and wonderful then...

My dad had this philosophy that if you tell children they're beautiful and wonderful then...

When a secret is revealed, it is the fault of the man who confided it

When a secret is revealed, it is the fault of the man who confided it

There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is...

There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is...