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 Quotes
I believe that truth has only one face: that of a violent contradiction.
Similar Quotes
The truths that matter most to us come always half spoken.
- Baltasar GraciánCunning grows in deceit at seeing itself discovered, and tries to deceive with truth itsel
- Baltasar GraciánThe best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.
- Ernest HemingwayThe first casualty when war comes is truth.
- Hiram JohnsonThe pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.
- Oscar WildeComments on: "Georges Bataille Quotes: I believe that truth has only one face: that of a violent contradiction."
| Birth: | 10th September, 1897 |
| Death: | 9th July, 1962 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Profession: | Essayist, Librarian, Novelist, Philosopher |
About
Georges Albert Maurice Victor Bataille was born in Billom, France. He was a French intellectual and literary figure working in literature, philosophy, anthropology, economics, sociology and history of art. His writing, which included essays, novels, and poetry, explored such subjects as eroticism, mysticism, surrealism, and transgression. He wrote several books include: Story of the Eye(novella), The Solar Anus, Inner Experience, L'Abbé C(novella), Madame Edwarda, Literature and Evil, Blue of Noon(novella), The Tears of Eros, The Accursed Share(essay), The Accursed Share, and Divine Filth.
Share with your friends