A short life is better for mankind, for a long life would deprive man of his optimism.

- Karel Capek

Art must not serve might.

- Karel Capek

All the year round there is spring, all through life is youth; there is always something which may flower.

- Karel Capek

It's not possible to search for God using the methods of a detective... There is no way. You can only wait till God's axe severs your roots: then you…

- Karel Capek

If dogs could talk, perhaps we would find it as hard to get along with them as we do with people.

- Karel Capek

Everyone has the best of feelings towards mankind in general, but not towards the individual man. We'll kill men, but we want to save mankind. And th…

- Karel Capek

There came into the world an unlimited abundance of everything people need. But people need everything except unlimited abundance.

- Karel Capek

While we only look at Nature it is fair to say that Autumn is the end of the year; but it is still more true that Autumn is the beginning of the year…

- Karel Capek

Robots do not hold on to life. They can't. They have nothing to hold on with - no soul, no instinct. Grass has more will to live than they do.

- Karel Capek