#men

Men are in fact, quite unable to control their own inventions; they at best develop adaptability to the new conditions those inventions create. ↗

— John Galsworthy

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Like the continents, men and women were once connected, but they drifted apart. The evidence is still there, but you have to possess the determination of a mad archeologist to discover it. ↗

— Joshua Emmet

#wisdom #men

Mefistófeles: “De sol e de mundos nada sei dizer, vejo apenas como os homens se atormentam. O pequeno Deus do mundo [o homem] continua na mesma e está tão admirável assim como no primeiro dia. Um pouco melhor ele viveria, não lhe tivesses dado o brilho da luz celeste; ele chama isto razão e lança mão dela somente para ser mais animalesco do que cada animal. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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De ene mens mag de andere nooit tot middelpunt van zijn leven maken. ↗

— Etty Hillesum

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Their notion of training was to march the men up and down in parades and reviews: these were nice to look at and gave them the impression of military discipline and precision, but as a preparation for a modern war they had no value whatsoever. ↗

— Orlando Figes

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Försök till räddning genom tankeflykt och överglidningar från dröm till dröm blev ofta vår metod. Med ena benet dränkt i känslosvall det andra med sitt stöd i känslodöd vi ofta stod. Jag frågade mig själv men glömde svara. Jag drömde mig ett liv men glömde vara. Jag reste alltet rumt men glömde fara - ty jag satt fånge här i Aniara. ↗

— Harry Martinson

#dröm #swedish #men

All men who repeat a line from Shakespeare are William Shakespeare ↗

— Jorge Luis Borges

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De machine is niet bestreden, maar opgenomen, met een ereplaats, in de komende maatschappij: om de machine nog te beheersen, zal de mens van zichzelf een machine maken, maar hij doet het met trots, en hij noemt dát 'de menselijke waardigheid ↗

— E. du Perron

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She wanted to tell him so much, on the tarmac, the day he left. The world is run by brutal men and the surest proof is their armies. If they ask you to stand still, you should dance. If they ask you to burn the flag, wave it. If they ask you to murder, re-create. ↗

— Colum McCann

#colum-mccann #let-the-great-world-spin #life #men

Glaring is something we men of Lahore take seriously... ↗

— Mohsin Hamid

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