"Philosophy, which formerly raised man to feel conscious of himself because he was a thinking being and to say, 'I think therefore I am," now raises him to say ... "I think, therefore I am not," (unless he takes thought into consideration only in that humble region where it is confused with action)."

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Source : Julien Benda, Roger Kimball (2017). “The Treason of the Intellectuals”, p.64, Routledge

Julien Benda

#Confused Quotes #Philosophy Quotes #Humble Quotes

“Divinity is in all things in such a way that all things are in divinity.”
“Man is an animal whose dreams come true and kill him.”
“Europeans know the importance of the Resistance; it has been the shining example of the modern conscience.”
“After two world wars, the collapse of fascism, nazism, communism and colonialism and the end of the cold war, humanity has entered a new phase of its history.”
“Peter Tertzakian's analysis of world oil is a fascinating reminder that history often foretells the major turning points of the future.”
“We must put together countries that produce drugs, countries that traffic, and countries that consume, and through this multilateral effort really stop the growing of crime.”
“Sometimes I write from personal experience, but so much depends on what mood I'm in. If I'm in a good mood, I'll write happier songs.”

Source : Source: www.seventeen.com
“What's the biggest thing you've zapped with a fireball?' I asked. 'That would be a tiger,'said Nightingale. 'Well don't tell Greenpeace,' I said. 'They're an endagered species.' 'Not that sort of tiger,' said Nightingale. 'A Panzer-kampfwagen sechs Ausf E.' I stared at him. 'You knocked out a Tiger tank with a fireball?' 'Actually I knocked out two,' said Nightingale. 'I have to admit that the first one took three shots, one to disable the tracks, one through the driver's eye slot and one down the commander's hatch - brewed up rather nicely.”

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