It is well to be alone. It fertilizes the creative impulse.
We find collected in this book [The Bible] the superstitious beliefs of the ancient inhabitants of Palestine, with indistinct echoes of Indian and Pe… - Max Nordau
We find collected in this book [The Bible] the superstitious beliefs of the ancient inhabitants of Palestine, with indistinct echoes of Indian and Pe…
- Max Nordau
Hysteria and degeneration have always existed; but they formerly showed themselves sporadically, and had no importance in the life of the whole commu… - Max Nordau
Hysteria and degeneration have always existed; but they formerly showed themselves sporadically, and had no importance in the life of the whole commu…
How dare the smooth talkers, the clever official blabbers, open their mouths and boast of progress. . . . Here they hold jubilant peace conferences i… - Max Nordau
How dare the smooth talkers, the clever official blabbers, open their mouths and boast of progress. . . . Here they hold jubilant peace conferences i…
By the end of the 20th Century there will be a generation to whom it will not be injurious to read a dozen quire of newspapers daily, to be constantl… - Max Nordau
By the end of the 20th Century there will be a generation to whom it will not be injurious to read a dozen quire of newspapers daily, to be constantl…
It is well to be alone. It fertilizes the creative impulse. - Max Nordau
If I despised myself, it would be no compensation if everyone saluted me, and if I respect myself, it does not trouble me if others hold me lightly. - Max Nordau
If I despised myself, it would be no compensation if everyone saluted me, and if I respect myself, it does not trouble me if others hold me lightly.
[H]istory is a melodrama on the theme of parasitism, characterized by scenes that are exciting or dull, as the case may be, and many a sudden stagetr… - Max Nordau
[H]istory is a melodrama on the theme of parasitism, characterized by scenes that are exciting or dull, as the case may be, and many a sudden stagetr…
The artist writes, paints, sings or dances the burden of some idea or feeling off his mind. - Max Nordau
The artist writes, paints, sings or dances the burden of some idea or feeling off his mind.
Degenerates are not always criminals, prostitutes, anarchists and pronounced lunatics; they are often authors and artists - Max Nordau
Degenerates are not always criminals, prostitutes, anarchists and pronounced lunatics; they are often authors and artists
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