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Karel Capek Quotes

All the year round there is spring, all through life is youth; there is always something which may flower Picture Quote #1

Everyone has the best of feelings towards mankind in general, but not towards the individual man. We’ll kill men, but we want to save mankind. And that isn’t right, your Reverence. The world will be an evil place as long as people don’t believe in other people Picture Quote #1

You still stand watch, O human star, burning without a flicker, perfect flame, bright and resourceful spirit. Each of your rays a great idea - O torch which passes from hand to hand, from age to age, world without end Picture Quote #1

Any acceleration constitutes progress, miss Glory. Nature had no understanding of the modern rate of work. From a technical standpoint the whole of childhood is pure nonsense. Simply wasted time. An untenable waste of time Picture Quote #1

If one must fight or create, it is necessary that this be preceded by the broadest possible knowledge Picture Quote #1

Robots do not hold on to life. They can’t. They have nothing to hold on with - no soul, no instinct. Grass has more will to live than they do Picture Quote #1

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My dear Miss Glory, Robots are not people. They are mechanically more perfect than we are, they have an astounding intellectual capacity, but they have no soul Picture Quote #1

I’ve found a place that would amaze you. People used to live there, but now it’s all overgrown and no one goes there. Absolutely no one - only me... Just a little house and a garden. And two dogs Picture Quote #1

I certainly don’t know if you could claim that every theft is wrong, but I’ll prove to you that every theft is forbidden, by simply locking you up Picture Quote #1

Great God of the Ants, thou hast granted victory to thy servants. I appoint thee honorary Colonel Picture Quote #1

Wherever on this planet ideals of personal freedom and dignity apply, there you will find the cultural inheritance of England Picture Quote #1

Art must not serve might Picture Quote #1

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People should be a little loony, helena. That’s the best thing about them Picture Quote #1

Nothing is stranger to man than his own image Picture Quote #1

There came into the world an unlimited abundance of everything people need. But people need everything except unlimited abundance Picture Quote #1

If dogs could talk, perhaps we would find it as hard to get along with them as we do with people Picture Quote #1

Cognition is not fighting, but once someone knows a lot, he will have much to fight for, so much that he will be called a relativist because of it Picture Quote #1

It was a great thing to be a human being. It was something tremendous. Suddenly I’m conscious of a million sensations buzzing in me like bees in a hive. Gentlemen, it was a great thing Picture Quote #1

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Man will never be enslaved by machinery if the man tending the machine be paid enough Picture Quote #1

Much melancholy has devolved upon mankind, and it is detestable to me that might will triumph in the end Picture Quote #1

Relativism is neither a method of fighting, nor a method of creating, for both of these are uncompromising and at times even ruthless; rather, it is a method of cognition Picture Quote #1

Relativism is not indifference; on the contrary, passionate indifference is necessary in order for you not to hear the voices that oppose your absolute decrees Picture Quote #1

Robots of the world, you are ordered to exterminate the human race. Do not spare the men. Do not spare the women. Preserve only the factories, railroads, machines, mines, and raw materials. Destroy everything else. Then return to work. Work must not cease Picture Quote #1

Socialism is good when it comes to wages, but it tells me nothing when it comes to other questions in life that are more private and painful, for which I must seek answers elsewhere Picture Quote #1

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Let no one think that real gardening is a bucolic and meditative occupation. It is an insatiable passion, like everything else to which a man gives his heart Picture Quote #1

A guilty party is being sought. Such action is a favorite means of consolation in the face of calamity Picture Quote #1

They stopped being machines. You see, they realize their superiority and they hate us. They hate everything human Picture Quote #1

Everything is done for! all of humanity! The whole world!... Look, look, streams of blood on every doorstep! Streams of blood from every house! Oh, God, God, who’s responsible for this? Picture Quote #1

You can have a revolution wherever you like, except in a government office; even were the world to come to an end, you’d have to destroy the universe first and then government offices Picture Quote #1

I think I am slowly becoming an anarchist, that this is only another label for my privateness, and I think that you will understand this in the sense of being against collectivity Picture Quote #1

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All the year round there is spring, all through life is youth; there is always something which may flower. (Karel Capek Quotes) Everyone has the best of feelings towards mankind in general, but not towards the individual man. We’ll kill men, but we want to save mankind. And that isn’t right, your Reverence. The world will be an evil place as long as people don’t believe in other people (Karel Capek Quotes) You still stand watch, O human star, burning without a flicker, perfect flame, bright and resourceful spirit. Each of your rays a great idea - O torch which passes from hand to hand, from age to age, world without end (Karel Capek Quotes) Any acceleration constitutes progress, miss Glory. Nature had no understanding of the modern rate of work. From a technical standpoint the whole of childhood is pure nonsense. Simply wasted time. An untenable waste of time (Karel Capek Quotes) If one must fight or create, it is necessary that this be preceded by the broadest possible knowledge (Karel Capek Quotes) Robots do not hold on to life. They can’t. They have nothing to hold on with - no soul, no instinct. Grass has more will to live than they do (Karel Capek Quotes) My dear Miss Glory, Robots are not people. They are mechanically more perfect than we are, they have an astounding intellectual capacity, but they have no soul (Karel Capek Quotes) I’ve found a place that would amaze you. People used to live there, but now it’s all overgrown and no one goes there. Absolutely no one - only me... Just a little house and a garden. And two dogs (Karel Capek Quotes) I certainly don’t know if you could claim that every theft is wrong, but I’ll prove to you that every theft is forbidden, by simply locking you up (Karel Capek Quotes) Great God of the Ants, thou hast granted victory to thy servants. I appoint thee honorary Colonel (Karel Capek Quotes) Wherever on this planet ideals of personal freedom and dignity apply, there you will find the cultural inheritance of England (Karel Capek Quotes) Art must not serve might (Karel Capek Quotes) People should be a little loony, helena. That’s the best thing about them (Karel Capek Quotes) Nothing is stranger to man than his own image (Karel Capek Quotes) There came into the world an unlimited abundance of everything people need. But people need everything except unlimited abundance (Karel Capek Quotes) If dogs could talk, perhaps we would find it as hard to get along with them as we do with people (Karel Capek Quotes) Cognition is not fighting, but once someone knows a lot, he will have much to fight for, so much that he will be called a relativist because of it (Karel Capek Quotes) It was a great thing to be a human being. It was something tremendous. Suddenly I’m conscious of a million sensations buzzing in me like bees in a hive. Gentlemen, it was a great thing (Karel Capek Quotes) Man will never be enslaved by machinery if the man tending the machine be paid enough (Karel Capek Quotes) Much melancholy has devolved upon mankind, and it is detestable to me that might will triumph in the end (Karel Capek Quotes) Relativism is neither a method of fighting, nor a method of creating, for both of these are uncompromising and at times even ruthless; rather, it is a method of cognition (Karel Capek Quotes) Relativism is not indifference; on the contrary, passionate indifference is necessary in order for you not to hear the voices that oppose your absolute decrees (Karel Capek Quotes) Robots of the world, you are ordered to exterminate the human race. Do not spare the men. Do not spare the women. Preserve only the factories, railroads, machines, mines, and raw materials. Destroy everything else. Then return to work. Work must not cease (Karel Capek Quotes) Socialism is good when it comes to wages, but it tells me nothing when it comes to other questions in life that are more private and painful, for which I must seek answers elsewhere (Karel Capek Quotes) Let no one think that real gardening is a bucolic and meditative occupation. It is an insatiable passion, like everything else to which a man gives his heart (Karel Capek Quotes) A guilty party is being sought. Such action is a favorite means of consolation in the face of calamity (Karel Capek Quotes) They stopped being machines. You see, they realize their superiority and they hate us. They hate everything human (Karel Capek Quotes) Everything is done for! all of humanity! The whole world!... Look, look, streams of blood on every doorstep! Streams of blood from every house! Oh, God, God, who’s responsible for this? (Karel Capek Quotes) You can have a revolution wherever you like, except in a government office; even were the world to come to an end, you’d have to destroy the universe first and then government offices (Karel Capek Quotes) I think I am slowly becoming an anarchist, that this is only another label for my privateness, and I think that you will understand this in the sense of being against collectivity (Karel Capek Quotes)

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