Philosophy Quote by Guy Debord — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Le but n'est rien, le développement est tout. Le spectacle ne veut en venir à rien d'autre qu'à lui-même.”

“The more powerful the class, the more it claims not to exist.”

“Le spectacle est le mauvais rêve de la société moderne enchaînée, qui n'exprime finalement que son désir de dormir. Le spectacle est le gardien de ce sommeil.”

“Il est ce qui échappe à l'activité des hommes, à la reconsidération et à la correction de leur œuvre.”

“The story of terrorism is written by the state and it is therefore highly instructive… compared with terrorism, everything else must be acceptable, or in any case more rational and democratic.”

“He will essentially follow the language of the spectacle, for it is the only one he is familiar with.”

“Do not ruin today with mourning tomorrow.”

“Stop longing. You poison today’s ease, reaching always for tomorrow.”

“You cannot be solved. You can only be understood”

“When a youth was giving himself airs in the Theatre and saying, 'I am wise, for I have conversed with many wise men,' Epictetus replied, 'I too have conversed with many rich men, yet I am not rich!’.”

“Baseless victimhood is usually the last stage before outright aggression.”

“Every moment of life wants to tell us something, but we do not want to hear what it has to say: when we are alone and quiet we are afraid that something will be whispered into our ear and hence we despise quiet and drug ourselves with sociability.”