82 Quotes by Karel Čapek

It was a great thing to have been a man... There was something immense about it.

Do you think that the soul first shows itself by a gnashing of teeth?

Dr Gall: Hoši, je to zločin staré Evropy, že naučila Roboty válčit! Nemohli už dát, u čerta, pokoj s tou svou politikou? To byl zločin, udělat z živé práce vojáky!Alquist: Zločin byl vyrábět Roboty!Domin: Cože?Alquist: Zločin byl vyrábět Roboty!Domin: Ne. Alquiste, ani dnes toho nelituju.Alquist: Ani dnes?Domin: Ani dnes, v poslední den civilizace. Byla to veliká věc.

A garden is never finished. In that sense it is like the human world and all human undertakings.

V holandských koloniích žádní čerti nejsou; jsou-li nějací, tedy ve francouzských.kapitán J. van Toch

The school books are full of paid advertisements, and rubbish at that.

La historia no se hace con grandes sueños sino con las insignificantes necesidades de todas las gentes honradas, moderadamente maliciosas y que se buscan a sí mismas.

When precision reigns, human law reigns, God's law reigns, the law of the universe reigns---everything reigns that should. The timetable is greater than the Gospels, greater than Homer, greater than all of Kant. The timetable is the most perfect manifestation of the human intellect. Mrs. Helena, I'll pour myself another.

Hayata tahammül edecek gücümüz olmazdı, eğer hiç durmadan onun büyük bir parçasını silip atıyor olmasaydık.