"Two half-truths do not make a truth, and……" — Arthur Koestler

"Two half-truths do not make a truth, and two half- cultures do not make a culture"

— Arthur Koestler

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110 Quotes by Arthur Koestler

Arthur Koestler has 110 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

...the crimes of violence committed for selfish, personal motives are historically insignificant compared to those committed ad majorem gloriam Dei,…
There is only one prospect worse than being chained to an intolerable existence: The nightmare of a botched attempt to…
Space-ships and time machines are no escape from the human condition. Let Othello subject Desdemona to a lie-detector test; his…
If the creator has a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely would have meant for us to…
The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we know.
In creating the human brain, evolution has wildly overshot the mark.
As modern physics started with the Newtonian revolution, so modern philosophy starts with what one might call the Cartesian Catastrophe.…
The real achievement in discoveries ... is seeing an analogy where no one saw one before. .. The essence of…
The evolution of the brain not only overshot the needs of prehistoric man, it is the only example of evolution…
In the meantime, the educated public continues to believe that Darwin has provided all the relevant answers by the magic…
When a chess player looks at the board, he does not see a static mosaic, a 'still life', but a…
No writer or teacher or artist can escape the responsibility of influencing others whether he intends to or not, whether…

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Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of… — Hannah Arendt
Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because… — Aristotle
Don't tire yourself more than need be, even at the price of founding a culture on the fatigue of your… — Antonin Artaud
The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes. — Bella Abzug
It is a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or… — Michelle Bachelet
Morals are built on religious faith. Virtue is built on morality and influences a culture. — Michele Bachmann
The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed… — Lord Acton
Well, if you look at all of the cultures in America, this is a great opportunity for us to really… — Erykah Badu
You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when. You can only decide how you're going to… — Joan Baez
A schoolmaster should have an atmosphere of awe, and walk wonderingly, as if he was amazed at being himself. — Walter Bagehot
We look into mirrors but we only see the effects of our times on us - not our effects on… — Pearl Bailey

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