"Philosophy is the history of philosophy."
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"Philosophy triumphs easily over past evils and future evils, but present evils triumph over it."
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"Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy."
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"The rage for wanting to conclude is one of the most deadly and most fruitless manias to befall humanity. Each religion and each philosophy has pretended to have God to itself, to measure the infinite, and to know the recipe for happiness. What arrogance and what nonsense! I see, to the contrary, that the greatest geniuses and the greatest works have never concluded."
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"To be a philosopher... is to solve some of the problems of life, not only theoretically, but practically."
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"The way up and the way down are one and the same."
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"Be careful, lest in casting out your demon you exorcise the best thing in you."
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"I rather despise claims to objectivity in philosophy; the point of view is the thing."
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"The thing that will make the biggest difference to your business, your bank account, your health and your relationships in the next 12 months is your philosophy"
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"Philosophy will clip an angel's wings, Conquer all mysteries by rule and line, Empty the haunted air, and gnomed mine - Unweave a rainbow."
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"What is peddled about nowadays as philosophy, especially that of N.S. [National Socialism], but has nothing to do with the inner truth and greatness of that movement [namely the encounter between global technology and modern humanity] is nothing but fishing in that troubled sea of values and totalities."
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"Philosophy, as we use the word, is a fight against the fascination which forms of expression exert upon us."
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"Philosophy hasn't made any progress? - If somebody scratches the spot where he has an itch, do we have to see some progress? Isn't genuine scratching otherwise, or genuine itching itching? And can't this reaction to an irritation continue in the same way for a long time before a cure for the itching is discovered?"
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"Teachers who do not take their own education seriously, who do not study, who make little effort to keep abreast of events have no moral authority to coordinate the activities of the classroom."
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"I don't know anything that gives me greater pleasure, or profit either, than talking or listening to philosophy. But when it comes to ordinary conversation, such as the stuff you talk about financiers and the money market, well, I find it pretty tiresome personally, and I feel sorry that my friends should think they're being very busy when they're really doing absolutely nothing. Of course, I know your idea of me: you think I'm just a poor unfortunate, and I shouldn't wonder if your right. But then I dont THINK that you're unfortunate - I know you are."
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"Philosophy begins in wonder."
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"There's no one way to dance. And that's kind of my philosophy about everything."
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"My philosophy of life is simple: I need someone to love, something to wait and do something."
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"Philosophy is a corrective against sadness. Yet there still are people who believe in the profundity of philosophy!"
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"The profound thinker always suspects that he is superficial."
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