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"The great writers of aphorisms read as if they had all known each other well."

Elias Canetti, Swiss Author

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"The great writers of aphorisms read as if they had all known each other well."

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"The great writers of aphorisms read as if they had all known each other well."

Elias Canetti, Swiss Author

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"Every decision is liberating, even if it leads to disaster. Otherwise, why do so many people walk upright and with open eyes into their misfortune?"

"Justice requires that everyone should have enough to eat. But it also requires that everyone should contribute to the production of food."

"There is no doubt: the study of man is just beginning, at the same time that his end is in sight."

"When you write down your life, every page should contain something no one has ever heard about."

"Success listens only to applause. To all else it is deaf."

"The fear of burglars is not only the fear of being robbed, but also the fear of a sudden and unexpected clutch out of the darkness."

"His head is made of stars, but not yet arranged into constellations."

"The paranoiac is the exact image of the ruler. The only difference is their position in the world. One might even think the paranoiac the more impressive of the two because he is sufficient unto himself and cannot be shaken by failure."

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