#rut

A totalitarian society which succeeded in perpetuating itself would probably set us a schizophrenic system of thought, in which the laws of common sense held good in everyday life and in certain exact sciences, but could be disregarded by the politician, the historian, and the sociologist. Already there are countless people who would think it scandalous to falsify a scientific text-book, but would see nothing wrong in falsifying an historical fact. ↗

— George Orwell

#totalitarian #truth #life

Och, stop being so sensitive, Prentice; it isn't much fun getting old. One of the few pleasures that do come your way is to speak your mind... Certainly annoying your relatives is enjoyable too, but I expected better of you. ↗

— Iain Banks

#life

life takes us all in differnt path but in the end we land in the same place which is where we began ↗

— Mariam

#life

You're just going to bear witness to his life. I think sometimes that's the greatest gift we can give one another. ↗

— Jeanne Ray

#life

Alle menschlichen Fehler sind Ungeduld, ein vorzeitiges Abbrechen des Methodischen, ein scheinbares Einpfählen der scheinbaren Sache. ↗

— Franz Kafka

#life #philosophy #sin #truth #life

Don’t you think there are two great things in life that we ought to aim at—truth and kindness? Let’s have both if we can, but let’s be sure of having one or the other. ↗

— E.M. Forster

#truth #life

I’m a dinosaur, he thought, lumbering through a world where truthtellers are despised. ↗

— Tess Gerritsen

#truth #truth-tellers #world #life

Este incredibil cât de completă este iluzia care ne face să credem că frumuseţea este în genere bunătate. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#life #truth #inspirational

He used to annoy me with sophistry that we all chose our destiny. Then one day I told him that that’s great when fate offers you a nice set of destinies to choose from, but when you find yourself choosing between risking being raped, tortured and killed, or moving to another country to live like an alien without tongue, money or understanding, you are buggered either way. And that’s not even to mention how easily he could navigate through the mine filed of his mistakes... ↗

— Dunya Look

#truth-of-life #understanding-oneself-and-others #inspirational

Smartass Disciple: What were you thinking when the truth is revealed unto you? Master of Stupidity: I wasn't thinking. I was having sex when it came to my mind. ↗

— Toba Beta

#life #sex #truth #life