"Joseph and His Brothers" Quotes
"Joseph and His Brothers" by Thomas Mann is a richly detailed retelling of the biblical story of Joseph, exploring themes of destiny, faith, and human nature across generations in the ancient Near East.
fiction | 1544 pages | Published in 2005
Quotes
A man lives not only his personal life, as an individual, but also, consciously or unconsciously, the life of his epoch and his contemporaries.
Evil is something whose roots grow outwards. It hatches from evil.
There is no death, there is only continuance.
Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other.
For what we love the world is beautiful.
The tragic hero is not necessarily a tragic figure.
He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
History teaches everything, including the future.
One can be a brother only in something. Where there is no tie that binds men, men are not united but merely lined up.
There are no long lost brothers. There are only lost brothers.
