Out of the synthesis of opposites, a cancerous growth calle… - Keith Laumer

" "
Out of the synthesis of opposites, a cancerous growth called Beauty came into being; obscene antisurvival concepts named Loyalty, Courage, Justice were born into the universe.
Wherever the elemental Purities encountered this monstrous hybrid, a battle of extermination was joined. Good could compromise with Evil, but neither could meet with the half-breed, Art.

Keith Laumer

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About Keith Laumer

John Keith Laumer (June 30, 1925 — January 23, 1993) was an American science fiction author.

Also Known As

Alternative Names: John Keith Laumer

All quotes from Keith Laumer Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Keith Laumer:

Lois McMaster Bujold Alastair Reynolds Jack Vance Larry Niven Iain Banks

Additional quotes by Keith Laumer

Judge a chap on what he does, and not what he is, eh? None of us can help our natural tendencies—and perhaps overcoming one’s instincts is in the end a nobler achievement than not having the impulse in the first place.

It's an old trick, the security chief said. Reverse cunning, we call it in the security game; indistinguishable from utter stupidity.

It's a failing of your culture, Foster said, that hypothesis becomes dogma almost overnight. You're too close to your Neolithic, when the blind acceptance of tribal lore had survival value. Having learned to evoke the fire god from sticks, by rote, you tend to extend the principal to all 'established facts.'

Out of the synthesis of opposites, a cancerous growth called Beauty came into being; obscene antisurvival concepts named Loyalty, Courage, Justice we… - Keith Laumer

About Keith Laumer

Also Known As

Unlimited Quote Collections

Additional quotes by Keith Laumer

Limited Time Offer