Parasites quotes
22 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"You had no right to be born; for you make no use of life. Instead of living for, in, and with yourself, as a reasonable being ought, you seek only to fasten your feebleness on some other person's strength."
"Thought, like any parasite, cannot exist without a compliant host."
"Speculation is a parasite feeding upon values, creating none."
"I'm necessarily parasitic in a way. I have done well as a parasite. But I'm still a parasite."
"People who make a living off other people's fortunes or misfortunes are parasites."
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