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Blaise PascalThere is a God-shaped hole in the life of every man.

—  Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker

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Georges FeydeauIf it comes in one ear and it comes out immediately by the other, it's because, between the two, there is nothing to hold it.

—  Georges Feydeau, 1862-1921, French playwright

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Antonio PorchiaNothing is not only nothing. It is also our prison.

—  Antonio Porchia, 1885-1968, Italian-Argentinian poet

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Blaise PascalThe eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me.

—  Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker

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Jean-Luc GodardHe who jumps into the void owes no explanation to those who stand and watch.

—  Jean-Luc Godard, 1930-2022, French film director

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Arthur ClarkeThere is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum.

—  Arthur Clarke, 1917-2008, British Sci-Fi writer

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Eric HofferOur greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there.

—  Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American writer & philosopher

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George Bernard ShawIf you leave the smallest corner of your head vacant for a moment, other people's opinions will rush in from all quarters.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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Benjamin FranklinIt is hard for an empty sack to stand upright.

—  Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American politician & writer

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Northcote ParkinsonThe void created by the failure to communicate is soon filled with poison, drivel and misrepresentation.

—  Northcote Parkinson, 1909-1993, British historian

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Paul ValeryGod made everything out of nothing. But the nothingness shows through.

—  Paul Valery, 1871-1945, French poet

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Eric HofferAn empty head is not really empty; it is stuffed with rubbish. Hence the difficulty of forcing anything in to an empty head.

—  Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American writer & philosopher

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Antonio PorchiaIn a full heart there is room for everything, and in an empty heart there is room for nothing.

—  Antonio Porchia, 1885-1968, Italian-Argentinian poet

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Carl SaganMatter is composed chiefly of nothing.

—  Carl Sagan, 1934-1996, American astronomer

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Terry PratchettIn the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

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Antonio PorchiaWe become aware of the void as we fill it.

—  Antonio Porchia, 1885-1968, Italian-Argentinian poet

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Paul ValeryMan's deepest glances are those that go out to the void. They converge beyond the All.

—  Paul Valery, 1871-1945, French poet

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Samuel BeckettEvery word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness.

—  Samuel Beckett, 1906-1989, Irish writer, Nobel 1969

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Emile M. CioranHow good would it be if one could die by throwing oneself into an infinite void.

—  Emile M. Cioran, 1911-1995, French-Romanian philosopher

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Cesare PaveseThe only way to escape the abyss is to look at it, gauge it, sound it out and descend into it.

—  Cesare Pavese, 1908-1950, Italian writer

Odysseas ElytisThe void exists as long as you don’t fall inside it.

—  Odysseas Elytis, 1911-1996, Greek poet, Nobel 1979

Nikola TeslaI am trying to awake the energy contained in the air. These are the main sources of energy. What is considered as empty space is just a manifestation of matter that is not awakened.

—  Nikola Tesla, 1856-1943, Serbian-American inventor

Latin Quotes

Latin phraseNature abhors a vacuum.

Natura abhorret a vacua.

—  Latin phrase

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Funny Quotes

Woody AllenEternal nothingness is O.K. if you're dressed for it.

—  Woody Allen, 1935-, American actor & film director

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Non-English Quotes

Martin HeideggerThe nothing nothings.

Das Nichts nichtet.

—  Martin Heidegger, 1889-1976, German philosopher

Ancient Greek

DemocritusThe beginning of everything is atoms and void, and everything else is perception.

Αρχάς είναι των όλων ατόμους και κενόν, τα δ’ άλλα πάντα νενομίσθαι.

—  Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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