"The philosophers of antiquity taught contempt for work, that degradation of the free man, the poets sang of idleness, that gift from the Gods."

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Source : Paul Lafargue (2016). “The Right to be Lazy and Other Studies”, p.4, Library of Alexandria

Paul Lafargue

#Work Quotes #Men Quotes #Degradation Quotes

“California has gone insane. According to the latest poll, Arnold Schwarzenegger is leading in California's governor's race by 34 points. You can tell that Governor Gray Davis is worried because he spent all day yesterday working on his pecs.”
“You learn to write by reading, and my experiences and tastes as a reader are pretty wide.”
“The more power a government has the more it can act arbitrarily according to the whims and desires of the elite, and the more it will make war on others and murder its foreign and domestic subjects. The more constrained the power of governments, the more power is diffused, checked, and balanced, the less it will aggress on others and commit democide.”

Source : "Death by Government". Book by Rudolph Rummel, pp. 1-2, 1994.
“I would try doing a dish 30 different ways”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Women think black is the most flattering color, but they're wrong. Pink adds a cosmetic-like radiance and warmth. Black drains the skin of color; pink delights the eye.”
“Oh, I see people everywhere. Some are celebs, but most of my friends are just regular people. The thing is, even celebs are normal people too. Just people.”
“I think that American people really know how to pursue fun, they really know how to have a good time. Japanese are somewhat more reserved than Americans, so I'm jealous.”

Source : Interview with Spence D., www.ign.com. July 9, 2004.
“All discussion, all debate, all dissidence tends to question and in consequence, to upset existing convictions; that is precisely its purpose and its justification.”

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