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John Sexton Quote: “I really don’t have any secrets….”

I really don’t have any secrets. I’ve never met a photographer whose work I respected that had a secret because the secret lies within each and every one of us.

October 24, 2021 1942, American, John Sexton, Quotes by Educators, September 29

Imre Lakatos Quote: “If even in science there is…”

If even in science there is no a way of judging a theory but by assessing the number, faith and vocal energy of its supporters, then this must be even more so in the social sciences: truth lies in power.

October 15, 2021 1922, Hungarian, Imre Lakatos, November 9, Quotes by Philosophers

Friedrich Nietzsche Quote: “Convictions are more dangerous foes of…”

Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.

October 3, 2021 1844, Friedrich Nietzsche, German, October 15, Quotes by Philosophers

Octavio Paz Quote: “Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor…”

Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two.

September 26, 2021 1914, March 31, Mexican, Octavio Paz, Quotes by Poets

Henry Adams Quote: “The press is the hired agent…”

The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no other purpose than to tell lies where their interests are involved. One can trust nobody and nothing.

September 20, 2021 1838, American, February 16, Henry Adams, Quotes by Historians

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quote: “The difference between religion and morality…”

The difference between religion and morality lies simply in the classical division of things into the divine and the human, if one only interprets this correctly.

September 19, 2021 1772, German, Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel, March 10, Quotes by Poets

Wislawa Szymborska Quote: “Someone sits at a table or…”

Someone sits at a table or lies on a sofa while staring motionless at a wall or ceiling. Once in a while this person writes down seven lines, only to cross out one of them 15 minutes later, and then another hour passes, during which nothing happens. Who could stand to watch this kind of thing?

September 17, 2021 1923, July 2, Polish, Quotes by Poets, Wislawa Szymborska

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote: “The greatest glory in living lies…”

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

September 9, 2021 1803, American, May 25, Quotes by Poets, Ralph Waldo Emerson

Cesare Pavese Quote: “The art of living is the…”

The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies.

September 9, 2021 1908, Cesare Pavese, Italian, Quotes by Poets, September 9

Baltasar Gracian Quote: “True knowledge lies in knowing how…”

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

September 2, 2021 1601, Baltasar Gracian, January 8, Quotes by Philosophers, Spanish

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