“And happiness...Well, after all, desires torment us, don't they? And, clearly, happiness is when there are no more desires, not one...What a mistake, what ridiculous prejudice it's been to have marked happiness always with a plus sign. Absolute happiness should, of course, carry a minus sign — the divine minus.”
Russian author known for his dystopian novel 'We'. Born on February 1, 1884, in Taganrog, Russia, he passed away on March 10, 1937. more
“Logic is like the sword - those who appeal to it, shall perish by it.”
“Hope is often bitter, but it drives us, and we cling.”
“Fame is a fickle friend, Harry. Celebrity is as celebrity does. Remember that.”
“Yet we must say something when those who say the most are saying nothing.”