"In history and in life one sometimes seems……" — Primo Levi
"In history and in life one sometimes seems to glimpse a ferocious law which states: to he that has, will be given; from he that has not, will be taken away."
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58 Quotes by Primo Levi
Primo Levi has 58 quotes on this site.
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There is Auschwitz, and so there cannot be God.
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Anyone who has obeyed nature by transmitting a piece of gossip experiences the explosive relief that accompanies the satisfying of…
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Imagine now a man who is deprived of everyone he loves, and at the same time of his house, his…
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To accuse another of having weak kidneys, lungs, or heart, is not a crime; on the contrary, saying he has…
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The bond between a man and his profession is similar to that which ties him to his country; it is…
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The butterfly's attractiveness derives not only from colors and symmetry: deeper motives contribute to it. We would not think them…
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They sensed that what had happened around them and in their presence, and in them, was irrevocable. Never again could…
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After the planet becomes theirs, many millions of years will have to pass before a beetle particularly loved by God,…
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Conquering matter is to understand it, and understanding matter is necessary to understanding the universe and ourselves: and that therefore…
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I too entered the Lager as a nonbeliever, and as a nonbeliever I was liberated and have lived to this…
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An enemy who sees the error of his ways ceases to be an enemy.
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The sea's only gifts are harsh blows and occasionally the chance to feel strong.
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More Ferocious Quotes
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It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.
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We've always had a pretty competitive and pretty ferocious battle with British Airways... It's lasted now about 14 years, and…
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Rivers are inherently interesting. They mold landscapes, create fertile deltas, provide trade routes, a source for food and water; a…
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Play by the rules, but be ferocious.
— Phil Knight
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Nature reaches out to us with welcoming arms, and bids us enjoy her beauty; but we dread her silence and…
— Khalil Gibran
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Lennox Lewis, I'm coming for you man. My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable, and I'm just ferocious. I…
— Mike Tyson
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But I will say that the drugs are much more ferocious then they used to be. There are people wrecking…
— Armistead Maupin
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Infectious disease is one of the few genuine adventures left in the world. The dragons are all dead and the…
— Hans Zinsser
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[Jehovah is] certainly the most jealous, the most vain, the most ferocious, the most unjust, the most bloodthirsty, the most…
— Mikhail Bakunin
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Americans have the mistaken viewpoint that Lady Liberty is only a peacetime luxury who is ill-equipped to fight the nasties.…
— Mary Ruwart
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Without doubt, ferocious and disordered men are much weaker than timid and ordered ones. For order chases fear from men…
— Niccolo Machiavelli
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For Australians, climate change is no longer a distant threat. Our rivers are dying, bush fires are more ferocious and…
— Kevin Rudd
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