False Choice

Famous quotes containing the words false and/or choice:

    “The wisest definition of poetry the poet will instantly prove false by setting aside its requisitions.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “When there is a choice about it, a great sacrifice is preferable to a small sacrifice, because we compensate ourselves for a great one with self-admiration, which is not possible with a small one.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)