“The quantitative degeneration of all things is closely linked to that of money, as is shown by the fact that nowadays the ‘worth’ of an object is ordinarily ‘estimated’ only in terms of its price, considered simply as a ‘figure’, a ‘sum’, or a numerical quantity of money; in fact, with most of our contemporaries, every judgment brought to bear on an object is nearly always based exclusively on what it costs. The word ‘estimate’ has been emphasized because it has in itself a double meaning, qualitative and quantitative; today the first meaning has been lost to sight, or what amounts to the same thing, means have been found to equate it to the second, and thus it comes about that not only is the ‘worth’ of an object ‘estimated’ according to its price, but the ‘worth’ of a man is ‘estimated’ according to his wealth.”
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“The fact that the price must be paid is proof it is worth paying.”
― The Eye of the World
― The Eye of the World
“Sometimes glass glitters more than diamonds because it has more to prove.”
― The Truth: Stage Adaptation
― The Truth: Stage Adaptation
“In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.”
― Lords and Ladies
― Lords and Ladies
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