Quotes by Canetti, Elias

There is nothing that man fears more than the touch of the unknown. He >>

He who is obsessed by death is made guilty by it. >>

Someone who always has to lie discovers that every one of his lies is >>

Quotations about Children

We inevitably doom our children to failure and frustration when we try >>

A child is beset with long traditions. And his infancy is so old, so o >>

All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a c >>

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.

Canetti, Elias