Living substance conquers the frenzy of destruction only in the ecstasy of procreation. Walter Benjamin
All religions have honoured the beggar. For he proves that in a matter at the same time as prosaic and holy, banal and regenerative as the giving of alms, intellect and morality, consistency and principles are miserably inadequate. Walter Benjamin
He who observes etiquette but objects to lying is like someone who dresses fashionably but wears no vest. Walter Benjamin