The Unbearable Lightness of Being Quotes

“Mankind's true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals.”

― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

topic:moralityrespect

“You mean to say you hold your colleagues in such high esteem that you care what they think?”

― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

topic:othersopinion

“Centuries ago Calvinist faith turned the cathedral into a hangar, its only function being to keep the prayers of the faithful safe from rain and snow.”

― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

topic:faith

“What we have not chosen we cannot consider either our merit or our failure.”

― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

topic:choicefailure

“We all need someone to look at us.”

― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

topic:need

“Being in a foreign country means walking a tightrope high above the ground without the net afforded a person by the country where he has his family, colleagues, and friends, and where he can easily say what he has to say in a language he has...”

― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

topic:language

“it is questions with no answers that set the limits of human possibilities, describe the boundaries of human existence.”

― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

topic:existence

“flirting is a promise of sexual intercourse without a guarantee.”

― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

topic:risk