One never knows whether ...

One never knows whether people have principles on principle or whether for their own personal satisfaction.
One never knows whether people have principles on principle or whether for their own personal satisfaction.
 Karel Capek

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A guy wanted the vet to cut his dog's tail off. The vet asked why. Well, my mother in law is visiting next month and I want to eliminate any possible indication that she is welcome.
 Karel Capek
Relativism is not indifference; on the contrary, passionate indifference is necessary in order for you not to hear the voices that oppose your absolute decrees...
 Karel Capek
There came into the world an unlimited abundance of everything people need. But people need everything except unlimited abundance.
 Karel Capek
It suddenly occurred to me that every move on the chessboard is old and has been played by somebody at some time. Maybe our own history has been played out by somebody at some time, and we just move our pieces about in the same moves to strike in the same way as people have always done.
 Karel Capek