Karel Capek Quotes

Karel Capek
Czechoslovakian Writer
Born: Jan 9, 1890
Died: Dec 25, 1938
Great Me People Will World You
Related authors: Ayn Rand Dr. Seuss H. L. Mencken Napoleon Hill Niccolo Machiavelli Thomas Mann Thomas Paine Voltaire
You can have a revolution wherever you like, except in a government office; even were the world to come to an end, you'd have to destroy the universe first and then government offices. Karel Capek
Government You World First Revolution Universe Destroy Except Come Like Were End Office Offices Wherever Then Even
People should be a little loony, Helena. That's the best thing about them. Karel Capek
Best People About Loony Little Them Helena Should Thing
One never knows whether people have principles on principle or whether for their own personal satisfaction. Karel Capek
People Own Never Principle Principles Knows Personal Personal Satisfaction Whether Satisfaction
I've found a place that would amaze you. People used to live there, but now it's all overgrown and no one goes there. Absolutely no one - only me... Just a little house and a garden. And two dogs. Karel Capek
Me You Garden People Live Would Only Absolutely No-One House Amaze Dogs Goes Just Place Little Used Found Now Two
Great God of the Ants, thou hast granted victory to thy servants. I appoint thee honorary Colonel. Karel Capek
God Great Victory Honorary Thou Colonel Thy Ants Thee Granted Servants Appoint
My dear Miss Glory, Robots are not people. They are mechanically more perfect than we are, they have an astounding intellectual capacity, but they have no soul. Karel Capek
Soul People Astounding More Perfect Miss Robots Glory Dear Intellectual Than Capacity
Socialism is good when it comes to wages, but it tells me nothing when it comes to other questions in life that are more private and painful, for which I must seek answers elsewhere. Karel Capek
Life Good Me Socialism Nothing Other Elsewhere Must Tells Seek More Answers Wages Private Questions Which Painful
Much melancholy has devolved upon mankind, and it is detestable to me that might will triumph in the end. Karel Capek
Me Will Melancholy Triumph Detestable Devolved End In The End Might Mankind Much
Art must not serve might. Karel Capek
Art Must Might Serve
I certainly don't know if you could claim that every theft is wrong, but I'll prove to you that every theft is forbidden, by simply locking you up. Karel Capek
You Every Claim Locking Could Simply Wrong Know Forbidden Prove Up Theft Certainly
Any acceleration constitutes progress, Miss Glory. Nature had no understanding of the modern rate of work. From a technical standpoint the whole of childhood is pure nonsense. Simply wasted time. An untenable waste of time. Karel Capek
Work Time Nature Progress Pure Understanding Rate Had Simply Miss Untenable Acceleration Glory Nonsense Modern Any Childhood Standpoint Whole Technical Waste Waste Of Time Wasted Wasted Time
Nothing is stranger to man than his own image. Karel Capek
Man Own Nothing His Than Stranger Image
You still stand watch, O human star, burning without a flicker, perfect flame, bright and resourceful spirit. Each of your rays a great idea - O torch which passes from hand to hand, from age to age, world without end. Karel Capek
Great You Age World Flame Resourceful Torch Great Idea Spirit Perfect Idea Rays Without Still Passes Hand End Human Burning Which Stand Your Flicker Each Star Bright Watch
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
Great Me Human Being Tremendous Something Like Great Thing Gentlemen Bees Hive Human Being Sensations Suddenly Conscious Thing Million Buzzing
Cognition is not fighting, but once someone knows a lot, he will have much to fight for, so much that he will be called a relativist because of it. Karel Capek
Fight Will Fighting Once Someone He Knows Because Lot Much Cognition
If dogs could talk, perhaps we would find it as hard to get along with them as we do with people. Karel Capek
People Would Find Could Along Perhaps Talk Dogs Get Them Hard
Wherever on this planet ideals of personal freedom and dignity apply, there you will find the cultural inheritance of England. Karel Capek
Freedom You Dignity Will Find Ideals Cultural Personal Personal Freedom Wherever Planet Inheritance England Apply

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