

“It is manifest that behind the so-called curtain which is supposed to conceal the inner world, there is nothing to be seen unless we go behind it ourselves, as much in order that we may see, as that there may be something behind there which can be seen.”
― Phenomenology of Spirit
― Phenomenology of Spirit

“There is nothing in the understanding which has not come from the senses, except the understanding itself, or the one who understands.”
― Philosophical Essays
― Philosophical Essays

“Look into my soul, I know - everything you need is in there. It has to be. Because I've never sold my soul to anyone! It's mine, it's human! Figure out yourself what I want - because I know it can't be bad! The hell with it all, I just can't think of a thing other than those words of his - HAPPINESS, FREE, FOR EVERYONE, AND LET NO ONE BE FORGOTTEN!”
― Roadside Picnic
― Roadside Picnic

“God cheats men into living on by hiding how blessed it is to die.”
― De bello civili libri X (Bibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana)
― De bello civili libri X (Bibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana)

“Philosophy does not serve the State or the Church, who have other concerns. It serves no established power. The use of philosophy is to sadden. A philosophy that saddens no one, that annoys no one, is not a philosophy. It is useful for harming stupidity, for turning stupidity into something shameful.”
― Nietzsche and Philosophy
― Nietzsche and Philosophy
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