Mayank Rai
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The only gain of civilization for mankind is the greater capacity for variety of sensations—and absolutely nothing more.
“India has known the innocence and insouciance of childhood, the passion and abandon of youth, and the ripe wisdom of maturity that comes from long experience of pain and pleasure; and over and over a gain she has renewed her childhood and youth and age”
― The Discovery of India
― The Discovery of India
“But to fall in love does not mean to love. One can fall in love and still hate.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
“Language does for intelligence what the wheel does for the feet and the body. It enables them to move from thing to thing with greater ease and speed and ever less involvement.”
― Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
― Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
“How can a man of consciousness have the slightest respect for himself”
― Notes from Underground
― Notes from Underground
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