Among human beings, a cat is merely a cat; among cats, a cat is a prowling shadow in a jungle. Karel Capek More Quotes by Karel Capek More Quotes From 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 dogfunnypeople 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.... Autumn is the time when in fact the leaves bud. Leaves wither because winter begins; but they also wither because spring is already beginning, because new buds are being made, as tiny as percussion caps out of which the spring will crack.... It is only an optical illusion that my flowers die in autumn; for in reality they are born. Karel Capek autumnflowerspring 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 that isn't right, your Reverence. The world will be an evil place as long as people don't believe in other people. Karel Capek menlongbelieve A short life is better for mankind, for a long life would deprive man of his optimism. Karel Capek short-lifemenlong Be these people either Conservatives or Socialists, Yellows or Reds, the most important thing is - and that is the point I want to stress - that all of them are right in the plain and moral sense of the word. Karel Capek stressyellowpeople The sole perfection which modern civilization attains is a mechanical one; machines are splendid and flawless, but the life which serves them or is served by them, is neither superb nor brilliant, nor more perfect nor more graceful; nor is the work of the machines perfect; only they, the machines, are like gods. Karel Capek machinesperfectcivilization 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 will understand that you are here only through a miracle, and you will remain fixed forever in wonderment and equilibrium. Karel Capek miraclerootswaiting 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 robotssoulliterature Much melancholy has devolved upon mankind, and it is detestable to me that might will triumph in the end... Karel Capek triumphliteraturemight There came into the world an unlimited abundance of everything people need. But people need everything except unlimited abundance. Karel Capek literaturepeopleneeds A guy wanted the vet to cut his dog's tail off. The vet asked why. Well, my mother in law is visiting next month and I want to eliminate any possible indication that she is welcome. Karel Capek humordogmother Nothing is stranger to man than his own image. Karel Capek strangermen Quite obviously a cat trusts human beings; but she doesn't trust another cat because she knows better than we do. Karel Capek cathumansknows You never realize a dog is a man's best friend until you start betting on horses. Karel Capek horsehumordog All the year round there is spring, all through life is youth; there is always something which may flower. Karel Capek flowerspringyears I find that a real gardener is not a man who cultivates flowers; he is a man who cultivates the soil. He is a creature who digs himself into the earth and leaves the sight of what is on it to us gaping good-for-nothings. He lives buried in the ground. He builds his monument in a heap of compost. If he came into the Garden of Eden, he would sniff excitedly and say: "Good Lord, what humus!" Karel Capek flowerrealmen It suddenly occurred to me that every move on the chessboard is old and has been played by somebody at some time. Maybe our own history has been played out by somebody at some time, and we just move our pieces about in the same moves to strike in the same way as people have always done. Karel Capek donepeoplemoving Let no one think that real gardening is a bucolic and meditative occupation. It is an insatiable passion, like everything else to which a man gives his heart. Karel Capek passionrealheart The English gentleman is a combination of silence, courtesy, dignity, sport, newspapers and honesty. Karel Capek honestysilencesports It was a great thing to be a human being. It was something tremendous. Suddenly I'm conscious of a million sensations buzzing in me like bees in a hive. Gentlemen, it was a great thing. Karel Capek medicinegentlemanphilosophy
