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Autobiography and memoir2 quotes
One of the best things about love is just recognizing a man's step when he climbs the stairs. — Colette · 1941Anyone who hasn't experienced the ecstasy of betrayal knows nothing about ecstasy at all. — Jean Genet · 1986Philosophical literature2 quotes
God is stupidity and cowardice; God is hypocrisy and falsehood. God is tyranny and poverty; God is evil. For as long as men bow before altars, mankind will remain damned, the slaves of kings and priests. — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon · 1846Property is theft. — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon · 1840Political literature2 quotes
God is stupidity and cowardice; God is hypocrisy and falsehood. God is tyranny and poverty; God is evil. For as long as men bow before altars, mankind will remain damned, the slaves of kings and priests. — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon · 1846Property is theft. — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon · 1840Drama (play)1 quote
Popularity? It is glory's small change. — Victor Hugo · 1838Scientific literature1 quote
Man alone consumes and engulfs more flesh than all other animals put together. He is, then, the greatest destroyer, and he is so more by abuse than by necessity. — Georges Louis Leclerc · 1753Tragedy (play)1 quote
Popularity? It is glory's small change. — Victor Hugo · 1838