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Max Frisch was a Swiss playwright and novelist, born on May 15, 1911, and died on April 4, 1991. Known for his unique narrative style and profound insights into modern society, Frisch is considered one of the most outstanding Swiss writers of the 20th century.

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“It is always the moralists who do the most harm. Abortion is the logical outcome of civilization, only the jungle gives birth and moulders away as nature decrees. Man plans.”

Men Giving Plans Birth Civilization Harm Outcomes Abortion Logical Jungle Decree Moralist

Book:Homo Faber

Source: Homo Faber

“The machine has no feelings, it feels no fear and no hope ... it operates according to the pure logic of probability. For this reason I assert that the robot perceives more accurately than man.”

Men Feels Reason Feelings Pure Logic Machines Perceive Probability Robots No Fear No Hope

Book:Homo Faber

Source: Homo Faber

“I took the standpoint that the profession of technologist, a man who masters matter, is a masculine profession, if not the only masculine profession there is.”

Ifs Men Matter Technology Masters Profession Mastery Masculinity Masculine Standpoint

Book:Homo Faber

Source: Homo Faber

“Perhaps there are only a few women who experience without deception the overwhelming intoxication of the senses which they expectfrom their encounters with men, which they feel bound to expect because of the fuss made about it in novels, written by men.”

Men Feels Made Novel Written Bounds Sexuality Senses Deception Encounters Overwhelming Femininity Intoxication

Book:I'm Not Stiller

Source: I'm Not Stiller

“The dignity of man is in free choice.”

Men Choices Freedom Democracy Dignity Free Choice

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“Technology is a way of organizing the universe so that man doesn't have to experience it.”

Men Way Universe Technology Organized Modern Technology

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“A man with convictions finds an answer for everything. Convictions are the best form of protection against the living truth.”

Men Form Answers Conviction Protection

Book:Sketchbook 1946-1949

Source: Sketchbook 1946-1949

“Dignity: the doomed man's final refuge.”

Men Fate Dignity Finals Refuge Doomed

Author:Max Frisch

“We live technologically, with man as the master of nature, man as the engineer, and let anyone who raises his voice against it stop using bridges not built by nature.... No electric light bulbs, no engines, no atomic energy, no calculating machines, no anaesthetics-back to the jungle.”

Men Light Energy Voice Progress Masters Built Machines Raises Improvement Bridges Engines Engineers Electric Jungle Bulbs Calculating Light Bulb Electric Light Atomic Energy

Book:Homo Faber

Source: Homo Faber

“I live, like every real man, in my work.”

Men Real Real Men

Book:Homo Faber

Source: Homo Faber

About the Author

Born: May 15, 1911
Died: April 4, 1991
Known for: Playwright
Quotes: 79

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