"Ancient philosophy proposed to mankind an art of living. By contrast, modern philosophy appears above all as the construction of a technical jargon reserved for specialists."

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Source : "La Philosophie comme manière de vivre: Entretiens avec Jeannie Carlier et Arnold I. Davidson" by Pierre Hadot, Jeannie Carlier, Arnold I. Davidson, Paris: Albin Michel, translated by Michael Chase, (p. 272), 2001.

Pierre Hadot

#Art Quotes #Philosophy Quotes #Jargon Quotes

“Phillip Harrison was the production designer, though, I think he's uncredited. He's done most of my films like Blue Thunder. Lots and lots over the years.”
“I used to hang out by the food table at parties because you don't have to talk to anybody. If you do then you can talk about the food.”
“Self-awareness is one of the rarest of human commodities. I don't mean self-consciousn ess where you're limiting and evaluating yourself. I mean being aware of your own patterns.”
“At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid.”
“The supreme task of the church is the evangelization of the world. No one has the right to hear the gospel twice until everyone has had an opportunity to hear it at least once.”
“Stories are how we learn best. We absorb numbers and facts and details, but we keep them all glued into our heads with stories.”
“Happiness needs one-upmanship.”
“I'm definitely an elbow-room guy.”

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