“Counsel woven into the fabric of real life is wisdom.”
— Walter Benjamin
Author: Walter Benjamin
Category: wisdom
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All human knowledge takes the form of
“All human knowledge takes the form of interpretation.”
— Walter Benjamin
Author: Walter Benjamin
Category: knowledge
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The greater the decrease in the social
“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.”
— Walter Benjamin
Author: Walter Benjamin
Category: art
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Death is the sanction of everything the
“Death is the sanction of everything the story-teller can tell. He has borrowed his authority from death.”
— Walter Benjamin
Author: Walter Benjamin
Category: death
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The art of storytelling is reaching its
“The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.”
— Walter Benjamin
Author: Walter Benjamin
Category: truth
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The art of storytelling is reaching its
“The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.”
— Walter Benjamin
Author: Walter Benjamin
Category: art
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The only way of knowing a person
“The only way of knowing a person is to love them without hope.”
— Walter Benjamin
Author: Walter Benjamin
Category: hope
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The idea that happiness could have a
“The idea that happiness could have a share in beauty would be too much of a good thing.”
— Walter Benjamin
Author: Walter Benjamin
Category: happiness
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It is precisely the purpose of the
“It is precisely the purpose of the public opinion generated by the press to make the public incapable of judging, to insinuate into it the attitude of someone irresponsible, uninformed.”
— Walter Benjamin
Author: Walter Benjamin
Category: attitude
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The idea that happiness could have a
“The idea that happiness could have a share in beauty would be too much of a good thing.”
— Walter Benjamin
Author: Walter Benjamin
Category: beauty
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Boredom is the dream bird that hatches
“Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience. A rustling in the leaves drives him away.”
— Walter Benjamin
Author: Walter Benjamin
Category: experience
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