The planet's survival has become so uncertain that any effort, any thought that presupposes an assured future amounts to a mad gamble. Elias Canetti amountassureeffort Change image and share on social
There is nothing that man fears more than the touch of the unknown. He wants to see what is reaching towards him, and to be able to recognize or at least classify it. Man always tends to avoid physical contact with anything strange. Elias Canetti avoidclassifycontact share on social
The paranoiac is the exact image of the ruler. The only difference is their position in the world. One might even think the paranoiac the more impressive of the two because he is sufficient unto himself and cannot be shaken by failure. Elias Canetti differenceexactfailure share on social
The fear of burglars is not only the fear of being robbed, but also the fear of a sudden and unexpected clutch out of the darkness. Elias Canetti burglarclutchdarkness Change image and share on social
Rulers who want to unleash war know very well that they must procure or invent a first victim. Elias Canetti inventprocureruler Change image and share on social
A 'modern' man has nothing to add to modernism, if only because he has nothing to oppose it with. The well-adapted drop off the dead limb of time like lice. Elias Canetti adaptadddead Change image and share on social
Justice requires that everyone should have enough to eat. But it also requires that everyone should contribute to the production of food. Elias Canetti contributeeatfood Change image and share on social
There is no such thing as an ugly language. Today I hear every language as if it were the only one, and when I hear of one that is dying, it overwhelms me as though it were the death of the earth. Elias Canetti deathdieearth Change image and share on social
People love as self-recognition what they hate as an accusation. Elias Canetti accusationhatelove Change image and share on social
Adults find pleasure in deceiving a child. They consider it necessary, but they also enjoy it. The children very quickly figure it out and then practice deception themselves. Elias Canetti adultchilddeceive Change image and share on social
