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“It is this way with all of us concerning language; we believe that we know something about the things themselves when we speak of trees, colors, snow, and flowers; and yet we possess nothing but metaphors for things – metaphors which correspond in no way to the original entities.”
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“The drive toward the formation of metaphors is the fundamental human drive, which one cannot for a single instant dispense with in thought, for one would thereby dispense with man himself.”
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“If I make up the definition of a mammal, and then, after inspecting a camel, declare "look, a mammal' I have indeed brought a truth to light in this way, but it is a truth of limited value. That is to say, it is a thoroughly anthropomorphic truth which contains not a single point which would be "true in itself" or really and universally valid apart from man. At bottom, what the investigator of such truths is seeking is only the metamorphosis of the world into man.”
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“If I create the definition of the mammal and then, after observing a camel, declare: “look, a mammal,” then a truth is brought to light, but it is of limited value. I mean, it is anthropomorphic through and through and does not contain a single speck that apart from man would be really and universally “true in itself”.”
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The Mental Compulsions Workbook for OCD: CBT and Mindfulness Skills to Navigate Intrusive Thoughts and Mental Traps:
"I majored in psychology and have been immersed in the world of wellness/personal development for probably 15 years. I had never heard of mental compulsions before. I always labeled myself as simply "anxious" and so anything OCD-related did not seem r"
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"Not that I take it too seriously, but occasionally I see people "criticising" Hesse's Siddhartha for the fact of a white man writing in 1922 about ancient Indian culture, characters, religion, etc. The Life of Pi, written by a white man in 2001, from"
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“All of humanity’s inventions will fade into dust with time. The rats and cockroaches will remain.”
― Lamentations on the Nothingness of Being
― Lamentations on the Nothingness of Being
“There is an emptiness in life that cannot be described, about which one cannot speak. We must pass over it in silence”
― Lamentations on the Nothingness of Being
― Lamentations on the Nothingness of Being
“Anyone who has never experienced insomnia cannot be taken seriously as an individual.”
― Lamentations on the Nothingness of Being
― Lamentations on the Nothingness of Being
“If one could only say just once: 'this is clear', all would be saved”
― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
“Man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them.”
― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
“In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion."
[The Minotaur]”
― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
[The Minotaur]”
― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
“Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable.”
― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
“What is called a reason for living is also an excellent reason for dying.”
― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
