"You want to explain everything by the facts that are known to you. But the facts that are not known to you? What do they say?"

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“All these philosophers are no more than surgeons.”

“In such times, if you want neither to lie nor to wound, you are reduced to being silent.”

“Fortunately, when he lacks reason he also lacks words.”

“Stars more beautiful to the eyes than the telescope that robs them of their illusions.”

“The punishment of those who have loved women too much is to love them forever.”

“Of what must be said and what must not be said. The importance of knowing.”

Resonant Thoughts

"Once knowing is no longer understood as the search for an iconic representation of ontological reality but, instead, as a search for fitting ways of behaving and thinking, the traditional problem disa…"

— Ernst von Glasersfeld

Philosophy1917–2010

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"At one time, sarangi exponents used to be called gurus and ustads because they were so learned that they could teach vocalists a thing or two. It wasn't surprising that many of them turned into vocali…"

— Ram Narayan

Music1927–2024

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"The uprising of the five kulak districts should be mercilessly suppressed… Hang no fewer than one hundred kulaks, rich men, bloodsuckers... Do it in such a way that for hundreds of versts around, the …"

— Vladimir Lenin

Politics1870–1924

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"… our inherent assumption is that you convince people with rational arguments. But all the data shows that most people are not influenced by rational arguments. They're influenced by social pressure. …"

— Steven Novella

Science1964

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