For the sake of goodness and love, man shall let death have no sovereignty over his thoughts. Thomas Mann deathgoodnesslove Change image and share on social
It is a strange fact that freedom and equality, the two basic ideas of democracy, are to some extent contradictory. Logically considered, freedom and equality are mutually exclusive, just as society and the individual are mutually exclusive. Thomas Mann basicconsidercontradictory share on social
One always has the idea of a stupid man as perfectly healthy and ordinary, and of illness as making one refined and clever and unusual. Thomas Mann cleverhealthyidea Change image and share on social
But my deepest and most secret love belongs to the fair-haired and the blue-eyed, the bright children of life, the happy, the charming and the ordinary. Thomas Mann belongbluebright Change image and share on social
It is love, not reason, that is stronger than death. Thomas Mann deathlovereason Change image and share on social
For to be poised against fatality, to meet adverse conditions gracefully, is more than simple endurance; it is an act of aggression, a positive triumph. Thomas Mann actadverseaggression Change image and share on social
Democracy is timelessly human, and timelessness always implies a certain amount of potential youthfulness. Thomas Mann amountdemocracyhuman Change image and share on social
Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols. Thomas Mann announcebeginbell share on social
