"Success is no proof of virtue. In the……" — Walter Kaufmann
"Success is no proof of virtue. In the case of a book, quick acclaim is presumptive evidence of a lack of substance and originality."
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25 Quotes by Walter Kaufmann
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When Hegel later became a man of influence' he insisted that the Jews should be granted equal rights because civic…
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Mundus vult decipi: the world wants to be deceived. The truth is too complex and frightening; the taste for the…
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Man stands alone in the universe, responsible for his condition, likely to remain in a lowly state, but free to…
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Let people who do not know what to do with themselves in this life, but fritter away their time reading…
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Reason may not always tell us what to believe, but it can help us on what we shouldn't believe.
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No other German writer of comparable stature has been a more extreme critic of German nationalism than Nietzsche.
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The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character…
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The problem of suffering is: why is there the suffering we know?
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Thirdly, even if we assume that the world is governed by purpose, we need only add that this purpose -…
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Here an attempt is made to explain suffering: the outcaste of traditional Hinduism is held to deserve his fetched fate;…
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In all three cases, and for most human beings, the problem of suffering poses no difficult problem at all: one…
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It is widely assumed, contrary to fact, that theism necessarily involves the two assumptions which cannot be squared with the…
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More Acclaim Quotes
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To a large degree, since the beginning of time, charisma or the lack of it has impacted upon those in…
— John Donne
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When I arrived at the point where I received public acclaim, I felt the most lowly, because I knew within…
— Walter Russell
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One paradox of professional writing is that books written solely for money and/or acclaim will almost never be good enough…
— David Foster Wallace
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The so-called Christian virtues of humility, love, charity, personal freedom, the strong prohibitions against violence, murder, stealing, lying, cruelty-all these…
— John T. Flynn
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To be acknowledged for who and what I am, no more, no less. Not for acclaim, not for approval, but,…
— Robin Williams
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A film has to be for commercial success as well as earn you respect as an artist. You don't want…
— Saif Ali Khan
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We do not diminish the value of what women or men achieve in any worthy endeavor or career -- we…
— D. Todd Christofferson
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Is success just about winning? Acclaim? Trophies? Wealth? Our personal happiness or satisfaction? I have been blessed to experience some…
— Tom Osborne
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As critical acclaim and response has built up, every interview I give is a chance to puncture the myth I've…
— James Ellroy
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A good manager is best when people barely know that he exists. Not so good when people obey and acclaim…
— Laozi
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It is certainly true that cooking is therapeutic, creative and all those other faintly creepy self-helpish words. I would love…
— Steve Almond
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The triumph of the analytical movement, which formed in the '30's and '40's, was precisely what earned the Soviet masters…
— Mikhail Botvinnik
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