The Colors of Infamy Quotes

“كان أحد مباديء فلسفته يقوم على أساس أن المشاكل تُحل من تلقاء نفسها إذا لم نعرها أدنى اهتمام”
― Albert Cossery, The Colors of Infamy

“This easy obedience to tyrants, which often verged on devotion, always surprised him. He had come to believe that the majority of human beings aspired only to slavery. He had long wondered by what ruse this enormous enterprise of mystification orchestrated by the wealthy had been able to spread and prosper on every continent. Karamallah belonged to that category of true aristocrats who had tossed out like old soiled clothes all the values and all the dogma that these infamous individuals had generated over centuries in order to perpetuate their supremacy. And so his joy in being alive was in no way altered by these stinking dogs' enduring power on the planet. On the contrary, he found their stupid and criminal acts to be an inexhaustible source of entertainment -- so much so that there were times when he had to admit he would miss this mob were they to disappear; he feared the aura of boredom that would envelop mankind once purged of its vermin.”
― Albert Cossery, The Colors of Infamy

“School taught me only to read and write. And that sliver of learning set me on the surest road to starving to death in honesty and ignorance. You were the first to open my eyes to widespread corruption. To have understood that the only forces that drive humanity are thieving and swindling - that’s real intelligence. And you didn’t even go to school.”
― Albert Cossery, The Colors of Infamy

“راوده الشك في أن أسامة يدخن حتمًا الحشيش حتى يكون على هذه الدرجة من الذكاء”
― Albert Cossery, The Colors of Infamy

“Não há nada de mais imoral do que roubar sem riscos. É o risco que nos diferencia dos banqueiros e dos seus émulos que praticam o roubo legalizado com a cobertura do governo. Não te inculquei a minha arte para te tornares um ladrão de cinema cuja única preocupação é não desagradar ao seu público.”
― Albert Cossery, The Colors of Infamy

“Bem sei que os pobres só podem falar de dinheiro, mas falar de dinheiro nunca enriqueceu ninguém.”
― Albert Cossery, As Cores da Infâmia

“فمجرد شعورهم بأنهم لا زالوا أحياء قد أعدم فيهم الرغبة في أن يأخذوا أي شيء آخر في اعتبارهم”
― Albert Cossery, The Colors of Infamy