Quote by Italo Svevo

"I may be a pessimist about life in general, but about work I am an optimist."

"There is a time in life when you expect to be happy, and if you are not happy, you feel cheated."

"Man would be much offended if he were told he is a machine."

"The man who keeps his eyes fixed on the future does not see the present."

"Fear drives civilization. Without it, there is only chaos."

"Order through chaos. That's the only real answer."

"Politics and power corrupt when they're separated from purpose."

"The system isn't broken—it was built this way. We have to rebuild it."