Thomas Mann Quotes

“In books we never find anything but ourselves. Strangely enough, that always gives us great pleasure, and we say the author is a genius.”

“No man remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself.”

“War is a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.”

“Ultimately we are only as old as we feel in our hearts and minds.”

“A harmful truth is better than a useful lie.”

“Laughter is a sunbeam of the soul.”

“There are so many different kinds of stupidity, and cleverness is one of the worst.”

“Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil.”