Quote by Georges Bataille
The essence of morality is a questioning about morality; and the d

The essence of morality is a questioning about morality; and the decisive move of human life is to use ceaselessly all light to look for the origin of the opposition between good and evil. – Georges Bataille

Other quotes by Georges Bataille

Sanity is the lot of those who are most obtuse, for lucidity destroys ones equilibrium: it is unhealthy to honestly endure the labors of the mind which incessantly contradict what they have just established. – Georges Bataille

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Sanity
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Pleasure only starts once the worm has got into the fruit, to become delightful happiness must be tainted with poison. – Georges Bataille

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Happiness
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Each of us is incomplete compared to someone else — an animals incomplete compared to a person… and a person compared to God, who is complete only to be imaginary. – Georges Bataille

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Duality
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Morals
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Morality is character and conduct such as is required by the circle or community in which the mans life happens to be placed. It shows how much good men require of us. – Henry Ward Beecher

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Morals

I cannot believe that this country cannot come together around some values what these kids need is a moral life… the issue is not ideas, it is conduct. The real question is how we reach these young people morally, and what do we bring to them. – Robert Coles

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Morals

While moral rules may be propounded by authority the fact that these were so propounded would not validate them. – Sir Alfred Jules Ayer

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Morals

Im as pure as the driven slush. – Tallulah Bankhead

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Morals

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