“These studies are the result of my attempt to extract the essence of literature. Literature is either the essential or nothing. I believe that the Evil—an acute form of Evil—which it expresses, has a sovereign value for us. But this concept does not exclude morality: on the contrary, it demands a 'hypermorality.' Literature is communication. Communication requires loyalty. A rigorous morality results from complicity in the knowledge of Evil, which is the basis of intense communication. —Literature and Evil” EvilLiteratureMoralityBataille Author:Georges Bataille
“Ce qui constitue la beauté d'une bataille, ce n'est ni le succès ni la défaite, c'est la raison de la bataille.” CauseButGuerreBeautéPaixSuccèsRaisonBatailleDéfaite Book:La Nuit de feu Source: La Nuit de feu
“TO WHOM LIFE IS AN EXPERIENCE TO BE CARRIED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE... I have not meant to express my thought but to help you clarify what you yourself think... You are not any more different from me than your right leg is from your left, but what joins us is THE SLEEP OF REASON—WHICH PRODUCES MONSTERS. —Theory of Religion” ReasonReligionSleepMonstersBataille Author:Georges Bataille
“Under the present conditions, everything conspires to obscure the basic movement that tends to restore wealth to its function, to gift-giving, to squandering without reciprocation.” ExcessSquanderingBatailleThe GiftNon RecriprocationThe Accursed Share Book:The Accursed Share: An Essay on General Economy, Volume I: Consumption Source: The Accursed Share: An Essay on General Economy, Volume I: Consumption
“La guerre ne tue pas seulement les êtres humains; elle tue aussi l'amour, la confiance et les relations.” AmourHumanitéGuerrePaixHaineBatailleConflitLa ViolenceêTre Humain Author:Mouloud Benzadi
“La plus grande déception, c’est de remporter toutes les batailles pour finalement perdre la guerre.” GuerrePaixCitations De La VieBatailleDéceptionGagnerPerdreConflit Author:Mouloud Benzadi