How frighteningly few are the persons whose death would spoil our appetite and make the world seem empty.
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you. The Passionate State Of Mind, and Other Aphorisms (1955)
It is when power is wedded to chronic fear that it becomes formidable. The Passionate State Of Mind, and Other Aphorisms (1955)
Nature has no compassion. Nature accepts no excuses and the only punishment it knows is death. Reflections on the Human Condition (1973)