Multatuli Quotes

Seen from the moon we are all the same size.

There is nothing more poetic than the truth. He who does not see poetry in it will always be a poor versifier outside of it.

Principles are things which one calls upon to avoid something unpleasant.

Immortality without eternity is a rope with only one end.

One must live with all, e’en if life be hell: Crime makes shame, not monetary stricture.

There is only one evil, one crime, one sin: lack of heart.

It’s unfair of a circle to accuse the angle of being sharp.

Two left-handed gloves don’t make a pair. Two half-truths don’t make a truth.

Endeavour-with most diligent labour, O aspiring artist!-to master content. The form will rise to meet you.