"Truth is not merely what we are thinking,……" — Vaclav Havel

"Truth is not merely what we are thinking, but also why, to whom and under what circumstances we say it."

— Vaclav Havel

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124 Quotes by Vaclav Havel

Vaclav Havel has 124 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The cliché organizes life; it expropriates people's identity; it becomes ruler, defense lawyer, judge, and the law.
Twenty or thirty years ago, in the army, we had a lot of obscure adventures, and years later we tell…
Human rights, human freedoms, and human dignity have their deepest roots somewhere outside the perceptible world. These values are as…
It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs.
Either we have hope within us or we don't It is a dimension of the soul, and is not essentially…
Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed.
When a truth is not given complete freedom, freedom is not complete.
I am convinced that we will never build a democratic state based on rule of law if we do not…
The law is only one of several imperfect and more or less external ways of defending what is better in…
We fell morally ill because we became used to saying something different from what we thought.
It was never the people who complained of the universality of human rights, nor did the people consider human rights…
Nothing is more powerful than individuals acting out of their own conscience.

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The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. — Aristotle
Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self. — Francis of Assisi
Patience is the companion of wisdom. — Saint Augustine
There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn… — Richard Bach
Nothing matters very much, and few things matter at all. — Arthur Balfour
There are moments of existence when time and space are more profound, and the awareness of existence is immensely heightened. — Charles Baudelaire
You don't have to be a 'person of influence' to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my… — Scott Adams
We have self-centered minds which get us into plenty of trouble. If we do not come to understand the error… — Joko Beck
To be happy is to be able to become aware of oneself without fright. — Walter Benjamin
Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father… — Ezra Taft Benson
If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. — William Blake
The eye altering, alters all. — William Blake

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