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The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reason. ”
Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable. ”
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. ”
Who serves his country well has no need of ancestors. ”
Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. ”
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. ”
A masterpiece of fiction is an original world and as such is not likely to fit the world of the reader. ”
My way of playing is very different and Karpov plays very differently as well. ”
To be able to produce many varieties of sound, now that is what I call technique, and that is what I try to do. I don't adhere to any methods, because I simply don't believe in them. I think each pianist must ultimately carve his own way, technically and stylistically. ”
Socialism is the gradual and less violent form of communism, and socialist is the project of the European Union, which was born in Maastricht in 1992. The intent was to save socialism in Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the predictable bankruptcy of the welfare state in the West as well. ”