“He took over anger to intimidate subordinates, and in time anger took over him.”
— Milan Kundera
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Mysticism and exaggeration go together. A mystic
“Mysticism and exaggeration go together. A mystic must not fear ridicule if he is to push all the way to the limits of humility or the limits of delight.”
— Milan Kundera
Author: Milan Kundera
Category: fear
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The stupidity of people comes from having
“The stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything. The wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything.”
— Milan Kundera
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How goodness heightens beauty!
“How goodness heightens beauty!”
— Milan Kundera
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The struggle of man against power is
“The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.”
— Milan Kundera
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Metaphors are dangerous. Love begins with a
“Metaphors are dangerous. Love begins with a metaphor. Which is to say, love begins at the point when a woman enters her first word into our poetic memory.”
— Milan Kundera
Author: Milan Kundera
Category: love
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No great movement designed to change the
“No great movement designed to change the world can bear to be laughed at or belittled. Mockery is a rust that corrodes all it touches.”
— Milan Kundera
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Category: great
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True human goodness, in all its purity
“True human goodness, in all its purity and freedom, can come to the fore only when its recipient has no power.”
— Milan Kundera
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Category: power
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Happiness is the longing for repetition.
“Happiness is the longing for repetition.”
— Milan Kundera
Author: Milan Kundera
Category: happiness
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