"Nothing can be said: nothing sure, nothing probable,……" — Primo Levi
"Nothing can be said: nothing sure, nothing probable, nothing honest. Better to err through omission than through commission: better to refrain from steering the fate of others, since it is already so difficult to navigate one's own."
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58 Quotes by Primo Levi
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There is Auschwitz, and so there cannot be God.
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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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The bond between a man and his profession is similar to that which ties him to his country; it is…
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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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