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What is man? Hope turned to dust. No. What is man? Dust turned to hope.


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What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander.

What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander.



There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.



Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.

Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.



For the dead and the living, we must bear witness. Not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are responsible for what we do with those memories

For the dead and the living, we must bear witness. Not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are responsible for what we do with those memories



The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. Indifference creates evil. Hatred is evil itself. Indifference is what allows evil to be strong, what gives it power.

The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. Indifference creates evil. Hatred is evil itself. Indifference is what allows evil to be strong, what gives it power.



Even in darkness it is possible to create light.

Even in darkness it is possible to create light.



I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.

I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.



To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.

To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.



All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them. No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior.

All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them. No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior.



Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.

Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.





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To attract all the beauty of life, spread the fragrance of happiness like a dancing flower of peace.

To attract all the beauty of life, spread the fragrance of happiness like a dancing flower of peace.



They all went indoors with their new friends, and found rooms so small as none but those who invite from the heart could think capable of accommodating so many.

They all went indoors with their new friends, and found rooms so small as none but those who invite from the heart could think capable of accommodating so many.



Saying of the ProphetSome behaviourI am like a man who has lighted a fire, and all the creeping things have rushed to burn themselves in it.

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Power gives no purchase to the hand, it will not hold, soon perishes, and greatness goes.

Power gives no purchase to the hand, it will not hold, soon perishes, and greatness goes.



There's art that I think is pretty silly, but it doesn't get under my skin like it used to.

There's art that I think is pretty silly, but it doesn't get under my skin like it used to.



I believe in the nobility of entertaining people and I take great, great pride that people are willing to give me two or three hours of their busy lives.

I believe in the nobility of entertaining people and I take great, great pride that people are willing to give me two or three hours of their busy lives.



Everybody wants to live forever, but nobody wants to grow old.

Everybody wants to live forever, but nobody wants to grow old.



Reality is nothing more than a collective hunch.

Reality is nothing more than a collective hunch.



Hags live. Women traveling into feminist time/space are creating Hag-ocracy, the place we govern. To govern is to steer, to pilot.

Hags live. Women traveling into feminist time/space are creating Hag-ocracy, the place we govern. To govern is to steer, to pilot.



If a frog becomes a king, he will make the whole kingdom muddy!

If a frog becomes a king, he will make the whole kingdom muddy!




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