“Humankind cannot gain something without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. This is Alchemy's First Law of Equivalent Exchange. In those days, we really believed that to be the world's one, and only, truth.” WorldGivingFirstsLawValuesLostReturnEqualGainsHumankindAlchemyAlchemistAnimeFma Author:Hiromu Arakawa
“To every man, in his acquaintance with a new art, there comes a moment when that which before was meaningless first lifts, as it were, one corner of the curtain that hides its mystery, and reveals, in a burst of delight which later and fuller understanding can hardly ever equal, one glimpse of the indefinite possibilities within.” MenFirstsArtMomentsUnderstandingMysteryPossibilityEqualDelightCornersEvery ManLiftsMeaninglessGlimpseCurtainsAcquaintance Book:Out of the Silent Planet Source: Out of the Silent Planet
“Carnal embrace is sexual congress, which is the insertion of the male genital organ into the female genital organ for purposes of procreation and pleasure. Fermat’s last theorem, by contrast, asserts that when x, y and z are whole numbers each raised to power of n, the sum of the first two can never equal the third when n is greater than 2.” FirstsTwoWholeLastsPurposeSexPleasureNumbersGreaterEqualFemaleThirdsEmbraceRaisedMalesCongressContrastOrgansTheoremsProcreation Book:Arcadia Source: Arcadia
“Every actual democracy rests on the principle that not only are equals equal but unequals will not be treated equally.Democracy requires, therefore, first homogeneity and second—if the need arises elimination or eradication of heterogeneity.” IfsNeedsFirstsPoliticalPrinciplesDemocracyEqualEqualityAriseTreatedEliminationTheoristsHomogeneityJurists Author:Carl Schmitt