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“Life is short and the number of books is appalling.”
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“Of two quite lofty things, measure and moderation, it is best never to speak. A few know their force and significance, from the mysterious paths of inner experiences and conversions: they honor in them something quite godlike, and are afraid to speak aloud. All the rest hardly listen when they are spoken about, and think the subjects under discussion are tedium and mediocrity.”
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“To live is to build a ship and a harbor
at the same time. And to complete the harbor
long after the ship was drowned.”
― Amen
at the same time. And to complete the harbor
long after the ship was drowned.”
― Amen
“The only way not to be unhappy is to shut yourself up in art, and count everything else as nothing.”
― The Letters
― The Letters
“Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.”
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