Friedrich Durrenmatt Professions : Author Born : January 5, 1921 Died : December 14, 1990 Browse All Authors Top 84 quotes by Friedrich Durrenmatt The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look at it from an ideal viewpoint. Friedrich Durrenmatt viewpoints literature looks Humor is the mask of wisdom. Friedrich Durrenmatt humor wisdom funny The worst possible turn can not be programmed. It is caused by coincidence. Friedrich Durrenmatt worst coincidence literature News reports don't change the world. Only facts change it, and those have already happened when we get the news. Friedrich Durrenmatt news literature world The difference between humans and wild animals is that humans pray before they commit murder. Friedrich Durrenmatt differences literature animal Our science has become terrible, our research dangerous, our findings deadly. We physicists have to make peace with reality. Reality is not as strong as we are. We will ruin reality. Friedrich Durrenmatt strong research reality To not be afraid in our world is the message that doesn't derive from reason, but maybe from this mysterious capacity given to humans which we call--not without a little embarrassment--faith. Friedrich Durrenmatt our-world faith fear Emotions have no place in business, unless you do business with them. Friedrich Durrenmatt emotion That there is also freedom in captivity, only a prisoner can claim. Coming from a prison guard, this statement would be blasphemy. Friedrich Durrenmatt prison-guards captivity would-be Without tolerance, our world turns into hell. Friedrich Durrenmatt hell tolerance our-world A state always calls itself fatherland when it is ready for murder. Friedrich Durrenmatt ready murder states It is surely easier to confess a murder over a cup of coffee than in front of a jury. Friedrich Durrenmatt cups murder coffee Communism is a proposition to structure the world more reasonably, a proposition for changing the world. As such, we have to analyze it and, if we deem it reasonable, act upon it. Friedrich Durrenmatt communism literature world So then learn to conquer your fear. This is the only art we have to master nowadays: to look at things without fear, and to fearlessly do right. Friedrich Durrenmatt fear inspirational art There are risks which are not acceptable: the destruction of humanity is one of them Friedrich Durrenmatt risk literature humanity One does not set fire to a world which is already lost Friedrich Durrenmatt literature fire doe Above all, be suspicious of your fatherland. Nobody is more inclined to become a murderer than a fatherland. Friedrich Durrenmatt fatherland suspicious murderer The content of physics is the concern of physicists, its effect the concern of all men. Friedrich Durrenmatt physicist physics men The art of the cuisine, when fully mastered, is the one human capability of which only good things can be said. Friedrich Durrenmatt cuisine literature art There is a moment when nothing can be wiped out and left behind any more, when there is only reality and reality is horrifying. Friedrich Durrenmatt left-behind moments reality Similar Authors F. E. Marsh author Iimani David author Beatrice Faust author Isabella Macdonald Alden author Isabella Beeton author Alan AtKisson author All Authors
