Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth. Ludwig Borne More Quotes by Ludwig Borne More Quotes From Ludwig Borne Getting rid of a delusion makes us wiser than getting hold of a truth. Ludwig Borne delusionwiser Ministers fall like buttered slices of bread: usually on their good side. Ludwig Borne sarcasmsarcasticfall You are not loved when you are lovely, but when you are loved you are found to be lovely. Ludwig Borne lovelyfoundlove To be original you must listen to the voice of your heart rather than the clamor of the world - and have the courage to teach publicly what you have learned. The source of all genius is sincerity; men would be wiser if they were more moral. Ludwig Borne voiceheartmen The secret of power is the knowledge that others are more cowardly than you are. Ludwig Borne cowardlysecretadvice Women are most adorable when they are afraid; that's why they frighten so easily. Ludwig Borne most-adorableadorablewomen Governments are the sails, the people the wind, the country is the ship and time is the sea. Ludwig Borne governmentwindcountry Because I was born a slave, I love liberty more than you. Ludwig Borne slavebornliberty Only the suppressed word is dangerous. Ludwig Borne first-amendmentcensorshipinspirational History teaches us virtue, but nature never ceases to teachh us vice. Ludwig Borne sarcasmvicesfunny The difference between Liberty and liberties is as great as God and gods. Ludwig Borne differencesliberty Nothing endures except change; nothing is constant except death. Every heartbeat wounds us, and life would be an eternal bleeding to death, were it not for literature. It grants us what nature does not: a golden time that doesn't rust, a springtime that never wilts, cloudless happiness and eternal youth. [my translation] Ludwig Borne rustwould-bedoe The most dangerous person is the fearful; he is the most to be feared. Ludwig Borne fearfuldangerousfear Nothing is lasting but change; nothing perpetual but death. Ludwig Borne perpetuallastingchange Nought endures but change. Ludwig Borne endurechange If you must hate, if hatred is the leaven of your life, which alone can give flavor, then hate what should be hated: falsehood, violence, selfishness. Ludwig Borne hatehatredgiving Goodwill is the one and only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy. Ludwig Borne cannotdestroyonlycompetition If one age believes too much it is natural that another believes too little. Ludwig Borne littletoo-muchagenatural
