Author: Elias Canetti

Quotes

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.

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.

- Elias Canetti

One should not confuse the craving for life with endorsement of it.

One should not confuse the craving for life with endorsement of it.

- Elias Canetti

As if one could know the good a person is capable of, when one doesn't know the bad he might do.

As if one could know the good a person is capable of, when one doesn't know the bad he might do.

- Elias Canetti

He who is obsessed by death is made guilty by it.

He who is obsessed by death is made guilty by it.

- Elias Canetti

Most religions do not make men better, only warier.

Most religions do not make men better, only warier.

- Elias Canetti

Rulers who want to unleash war know very well that they must procure or invent a first victim.

Rulers who want to unleash war know very well that they must procure or invent a first victim.

- Elias Canetti

Whether or not God is dead: it is impossible to keep silent about him who was there for so long.

Whether or not God is dead: it is impossible to keep silent about him who was there for so long.

- Elias Canetti

All the things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams.

All the things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams.

- Elias Canetti

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

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

- Elias Canetti

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