The warrior’s nobility is like a prostitute’s smile, the truth of which is self-interest. — Georges Bataille
Humanity-attached-to-the-task-of-changing-the-world, which is only a single and fragmentary aspect of humanity, will — Georges Bataille
The emotional element which gives an obsessive value to communal existence is death. — Georges Bataille
Thought does not ennoble us and neither does it differentiate humans from other animals. — Georges Bataille
The total person is first disclosed … in areas of life that are lived frivolously. — Georges Bataille