"The future of humanity is uncertain, even in……" — Primo Levi
"The future of humanity is uncertain, even in the most prosperous countries, and the quality of life deteriorates; and yet I believe that what is being discovered about the infinitely large and infinitely small is sufficient to absolve this end of the century and millennium. What a very few are acquiring in knowledge of the physical world will perhaps cause this period not to be judged as a pure return of barbarism."
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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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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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