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“Nothing seems to me more doubtful than Aristotle's remark that it is probable the arts and philosophy have several times been discovered and several times lost.” quote by Julien Benda — Download Open image

“Nothing seems to me more doubtful than Aristotle's remark that it is probable the arts and philosophy have several times been discovered and several times lost.”

Julien Benda

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The man of science, the artist, the philosopher are attached to their nations as much as the day-laborer and the merchant.

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