Words are not too old, only people are too old if they use the same words too frequently. — Elias Canetti Copy Share Image
A 'modern' man has nothing to add to modernism, if only because he has nothing to oppose it with. The well-adapted drop off the… — Elias Canetti Copy Share
The planet's survival has become so uncertain that any effort, any thought that presupposes an assured future amounts to a mad gamble. — Elias Canetti Copy Share
“The hand which scoops up the water is the first vessel. The fingers of both hands intertwined are the first basket. [p. 217]” — Elias Canetti Copy Share
The planets survival has become so uncertain that any effort, any thought that presupposes an assured future amounts to a mad gamble. — Elias Canetti Copy Share
Success is the space one occupies in the newspaper. Success is one day's insolence. — Elias Canetti Copy Share
It is always the enemy who started it, even if he was not the first to speak out, he was certainly planning it; and… — Elias Canetti Copy Share
The fear of burglars is not only the fear of being robbed, but also the fear of a sudden and unexpected clutch out of… — Elias Canetti Copy Share
Justice begins with the recognition of the necessity of sharing. The oldest law is that which regulates it, and this is still themost important… — Elias Canetti Copy Share
I would like to become tolerant without overlooking anything, persecute no one even when all people persecute me; become better without noticing it; become… — Elias Canetti Copy Share
