"My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music."

-- Vladimir Nabokov

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“I believe that human brilliance manifests itself only in flashes, among rare individuals. For this reason, humanity as a whole is enormously destructive: the creation of something as devastating as Western culture, which is now allowed to spread throughout the world, offers sufficient proof of this fact.”

Source : Pentti Linkola (2011). “Can Life Prevail?”, p.133, Arktos
“The barbarians of Germany had felt, and still dreaded, the arms of the young Caesar; his soldiers were the companions of his victory; the grateful provincials enjoyed the blessings of his reign; but the favourites, who had opposed his elevation, were offended by his virtues; and they justly considered the friend of the people as the enemy of the court.”
“You can't kill the past by denying the past. You can kill it only by making it obsolete. And even in that, you have to find honor in the past. You can't hack off pieces of yourself, and expect them to grow again.”
“There is no worse sin than unbelief toward the gospel.”
“In the U.K. we have the best geography teachers in the world.”
“Today the greatest single deterrent to knowledge of Jesus is His familiarity. Because we think we know Him, we pass Him by.”

Source : Winifred Margaretta Kirkland (1929). “The Great Conjecture: Who is this Jesus?”, New York : H. Holt
“The anti-war movement should turn itself into a pro-democracy movement”
“Our young men are going into the professional fields because they don't 'feel called' to the mission field. We don't need a call; we need a kick in the pants. We must begin thinking in terms of 'going out,' and stop our weeping because 'they won't come in.' Who wants to step into an igloo? The tombs themselves are not colder than the churches. May God send us forth.”

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