"Man is alone in the world, in tremendous eternal isolation. He has no object outside himself; lives for nothing else; he is far removed from being the slave of his wishes, of his abilities, of his necessities; he stands far above social ethics; he is alone. Thus he becomes one and all."

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Source : Otto Weininger (1906). “Sex & Character”, p.162, Рипол Классик

Otto Weininger

#Men Quotes #Wish Quotes #World Quotes

“A famous name has this peculiarity that it becomes gradually smaller especially in natural sciences where each succeeding discovery invariably overshadows what precedes.”
“I am reminded how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be.”
“We all need a story. It just turns out that the story we have been told for years - that people are naturally and primarily competitive and self-interested and that life is best shaped around that bleak fact - is bunkum”
“I love playing basketball because you could be having a rough day in your life, and while you're on the court it gives you a clear mind. I'm not worried about anything. I'm there just playing freely and I go out there all and I have fun.”
“There is one law for rich and poor alike, which prevents them equally from stealing bread and sleeping under bridges.”
“There is a kitsch of death. For example, death transformed into sweet sleep: The 'good night, sweet prince' of the last scene of Hamlet.”
“I knew I would be able to come back from the injury 100 percent.”
“Put a colour upon a canvas - it not only colours with that colour the part of the canvas to which the colour has been applied, but it also colours the surrounding space with the complementary.”

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