"There is no document of civilization that is not at the same time a document of barbarism."

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Source : "Theses on the Philosophy of History" by Walter Benjamin, translated by Harry Zohn, Illuminations, (VII), 1973.

Walter Benjamin

#Civilization Quotes #Barbarism Quotes

“My nature is to be linear, and when I'm not, I feel really proud of myself.”
“Listening is much more than allowing another to talk while waiting for a chance to respond. Listening is paying full attention to others and welcoming them into our very beings. The beauty of listening is that those who are listened to start feeling accepted, start taking our words more seriously and discovering their true selves.”
“It is difficult to make good scalable use of a CPU like you can of a graphics card. You certainly don't want 'better or worse' physics or AI in your game”
“Use the prise de fer!" Shelby called. "Lilith sucks at the prise de fer. Correction: Lilith sucks at everything, but especially the prise de fer.”
“Support for alternate languages will largely depend on the underlying OS.”
“In business or in life, don't follow the wagon tracks too closely.”
“The best way to win against the intolerable is to tolerate them, for this they have seldom dealt with. Your indulgence may soften their malice and open their eyes to more honorable ways.”
“To dance is to live ...to live is to dance.”

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