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- He who seeks to approach his own buried past must conduct himself like a man digging. . . . He must not be afraid to…
- In other words, the unique value of the "authentic" work of art has its basis in ritual, the location of its original use value. This…
- Capitalism is a purely cultic religion, perhaps the most extreme that ever existed.
- Ownership is the most intimate relationship that one can have to objects. Not that they come alive in him; it is he who lives in…
- Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method.
- We do not always proclaim loudly the most important thing we have to say. Nor do we always privately share it with those closest to…
- Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method. Writers are really people who write books not…
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- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution. — Hannah Arendt
- No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has… — Hannah Arendt
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved. — Aristotle
- For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the reason in our soul to the things… — Aristotle
- Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
- What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue… — Aristotle
- My mother is the coolest, most amazing person I know. — J. J. Abrams
- The most deeply personal of my works are the non-fiction works, the autobiographical works, because there, I'm talking about myself very directly. — Paul Auster