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Fyodor DostoyevskyThe best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison.

—  Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1821-1881, Russian writer

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Fyodor DostoyevskyThe more cunning a man is, the less he suspects that he will be caught in a simple thing. The more cunning a man is, the simpler the trap he must be caught in.

—  Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1821-1881, Russian writer

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Stanislaw Jerzy LecI prefer the sign NO ENTRANCE to the sign which says NO EXIT.

—  Stanislaw Jerzy Lec, 1906-1966, Polish author of maxims

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William BlakeBetter to shun the bait than struggle in the snare.

—  William Blake, 1757-1827, English poet & painter

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William ShakespeareSome Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.

—  William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ Much Ado about Nothing

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Kurt VonnegutHere we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.

—  Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007, American writer

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Franz KafkaNow the Sirens have a still more fatal weapon than their song, namely their silence.

—  Franz Kafka, 1883-1924, Bohemian writer

Hermann HesseProperty, possessions and riches had also finally trapped him. They were no longer a game and a toy. They had become a chain and a burden.

—  Hermann Hesse, 1877-1962, German writer, Nobel 1946

Philip DickThere is no route out of the maze. The maze shifts as you move through it, because it is alive.

—  Philip Dick, 1928-1982, American sci-fi writer

Frank HerbertKnowing where the trap is – that's the first step in evading it.

—  Frank Herbert, 1920-1986, American sci-fi writer

Nicolas Gomez DavilaMarxism and psychoanalysis have been the two traps of the modern intelligence.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

Bible Quotes

Old TestamentHe who digs a pit will fall into it.

—  Old Testament ‐ Proverbs 26:27

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Proverbs

English proverbGive a man enough rope and he will hang himself.

—  English proverb

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