Hysteria and degeneration have always existed; but they formerly showed themselves sporadically, and had no importance in the life of the whole community. It was only the vast fatigue which was experienced by the generation on which the multitudes of… — Max Nordau Copy Share Image
Hysteria and degeneration have always existed; but they formerly showed themselves sporadically, and had no importance in the life of the whole community. It… — Max Nordau Copy Share
The artist writes, paints, sings or dances the burden of some idea or feeling off his mind. — Max Nordau Copy Share
“Degenerates are not always criminals, anarchists, and pronounced lunatics; They are often authors and artists.” — Max Nordau Copy Share
If I despised myself, it would be no compensation if everyone saluted me, and if I respect myself, it does not trouble me if… — Max Nordau Copy Share
Degenerates are not always criminals, prostitutes, anarchists and pronounced lunatics; they are often authors and artists — Max Nordau Copy Share
We find collected in this book [The Bible] the superstitious beliefs of the ancient inhabitants of Palestine, with indistinct echoes of Indian and Persian… — Max Nordau Copy Share
Civilization is built on a number of ultimate principles... respect for human life, the punishment of crimes against property and persons, the equality of… — Max Nordau Copy Share
How dare the smooth talkers, the clever official blabbers, open their mouths and boast of progress. . . . Here they hold jubilant peace… — Max Nordau Copy Share
Let me tell you the following words as if I were showing you the rungs of a ladder leading upward and upward: Herzl; the… — Max Nordau Copy Share
[H]istory is a melodrama on the theme of parasitism, characterized by scenes that are exciting or dull, as the case may be, and many… — Max Nordau Copy Share
By the end of the 20th Century there will be a generation to whom it will not be injurious to read a dozen quire… — Max Nordau Copy Share
The first condition a community should set, if it aspires to be a nation, is to own the land whereon it lives, and supply… — Max Nordau Copy Share
