The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.
“The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.”
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The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.
“The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.”
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“The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.”
“The only way of knowing a person is to love them without hope.”
“Opinions are to the vast apparatus of social existence what oil is to machines: one does not go up to a turbine and pour machine oil over it; one applies a little to hidden spindles and joints that one has to know.”
“All human knowledge takes the form of interpretation.”
“Living substance conquers the frenzy of destruction only in the ecstasy of procreation.”
“The greater the decrease in the social significance of an art form, the sharper the distinction between criticism and enjoyment by the public. The conventional is uncritically enjoyed, and the truly new is criticized with aversion.”
“And what is enlightenment anyway but delusions we can live with?”
“Dr. Johnson has said that the chief glory of a country arises from its authors. But then that is only as they are oracles of wisdom; unless they teach virtue, they are more worthy of a halter than of the laurel.”
“The knowing ones must have pity on the ignorant.”
“It's better to be alone than to spend time with toxic people.”
“I have tried to teach you the wonders of the spiritual world...”
“Don't be bashful; we're among gentlemen. It's a known fact that we men are the missing link between the pirate and the pig.”