Multatuli Quotes

Writer

Multatuli, whose real name was Eduard Douwes Dekker, was a Dutch writer. His work 'The Diary of a Visit to the Dutch Antilles' exposed the残酷 realities of Dutch colonial rule and conducted a profound critique of colonialism.

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Famous Multatuli Quotes

“And the worst thing about such shows on the stage is that the public gets so accustomed to all these untruths that they admire them and applaud them.”

Truth Honesty Dishonesty Untruth

Book:Max Havelaar, or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company

Source: Max Havelaar, or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company

“There is nothing more poetic than the truth. He who does not see poetry in it will always be a poor versifier outside of it.”

Doe Truth Poetry Poor Poet Poetic

Author:Multatuli

“Two left-handed gloves don't make a pair. Two half-truths don't make a truth.”

Two Truth Left Half Pairs Gloves Half Truth Left Handed

Book:The Oyster & the Eagle: Selected Aphorisms and Parables of Multatuli

Source: The Oyster & the Eagle: Selected Aphorisms and Parables of Multatuli

“Perhaps nothing is entirely true, not even this.”

Truth

Book:The Oyster & the Eagle: Selected Aphorisms and Parables of Multatuli

Source: The Oyster & the Eagle: Selected Aphorisms and Parables of Multatuli

About the Author

Born: March 2, 1820
Died: February 19, 1887
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 16

Books & Sources

The Oyster & the Eagle: Selected Aphorisms and Parables of MultatuliRelated source material

Max Havelaar, or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading CompanyRelated source material

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