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“An intellectual? Yes. And never deny it. An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. I like this, because I am happy to be both halves, the watcher and the watched. "Can they be brought together?" This is a practical question. We must get down to it. "I despise intelligence" really means: "I cannot bear my doubts.”
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“the earth is not my home, I'm just passing by”
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“Where there is no hope, it is incumbent on us to invent it.”
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“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
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“Don't for heaven's sake, be afraid of talking nonsense! But you must pay attention to your nonsense.”
― Culture and Value
― Culture and Value
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