Primo Levi Quotes

Most popular Primo Levi Quotes

The aims of life are the best defense against death. - Primo Levi quote.
The aims of life are the best defense against death.
— Primo Levi The Drowned and the Saved

ambition

Human memory is a marvelous but fallacious instrument. - Primo Levi quote.
Human memory is a marvelous but fallacious instrument.
— Primo Levi The Drowned and the Saved

memory

Anyone who has obeyed nature by transmitting a piece of gossip experiences the explosive relief that accompanies the satisfying of a primary need. - Primo Levi quote.
Anyone who has obeyed nature by transmitting a piece of gossip experiences the explosive relief that accompanies the satisfying of a primary need.
— Primo Levi La Stampa

gossip

A country is considered the more civilized the more the wisdom and efficiency of its laws hinder a weak man from becoming too weak or a powerful one too powerful. - Primo Levi quote.
A country is considered the more civilized the more the wisdom and efficiency of its laws hinder a weak man from becoming too weak or a powerful one too powerful.
— Primo Levi Survival In Auschwitz

civilization government