“Man can try to name love, showering upon it all the names at his command, and still he will involve himself in endless self deceptions. If he possesses a grain of wisdom he will lay down his arms and name the unknown by the more unknown - ignotum per ignotius - that is by the name of God.” IfsMenTryingStillsSelfGodNamesArmsLaysEndlessCommandDeceptionGrainSelf Deception Author:Carl Jung
“Homer and Hesiod attributed to the gods all things which are disreputable and worthy of blame when done by men; and they told of them many lawless deeds, stealing, adultery, and deception of each other.” MenDoneAll ThingsBlameDeedsWorthyStealingDeceptionAdultery Author:Xenophanes
“The foreground in a picture is always unattractive... Art demands that the interest of the canvas should be placed in the far distance, where lies take refuge, those dreams which blossom out of fact and are man's only love.” MenShouldArtFactsDreamLyingInterestDemandDistanceDeceptionRefugeCanvasOnly LoveUnattractiveForegroundFar Distance Author:Louis-Ferdinand Celine