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Quotes from Del pensare breve — Manlio Sgalambro

1924–2014 Italy

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8 quotes

Modesty is the vile success of those who annul themselves, but only a little, and in this way stand out.

Del pensare breve (1991)

If you steal, they arrest you; if you say that God exists, it's just an opinion. That has always amazed me.

Del pensare breve (1991)

If Karl Kraus had written ‘'Capital’', he would have done so in three lines.

Del pensare breve (1991)

How can we still bear to call ourselves living—we who are dying!

Del pensare breve (1991)

The first comer who wants to have his say boasts the right to independent thought, which he has been educated to believe in. Let him speak: he will hang himself.

Del pensare breve (1991)

We forgive those who have offended us because that evens the score: one offense each. But the latter is deadly.

Del pensare breve (1991)

True discipline in matters of the intellect is a ruthless intransigence against the spirit of discussion. Every concession made in the name of mutual equality is a betrayal of the truth, over which courtesy prevails. Thinking divides.

Del pensare breve (1991)

We drag ourselves through the streets at night and talk to ourselves. Dialogue flourishes during the day and echoes with its ignoble dealings. At night, we monologue. Like kings.

Del pensare breve (1991)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Manlio Sgalambro (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.