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All’università (allora, ma credo ancor oggi) le cose vanno all’opposto del mondo normale, non sono i figli che odiano i padri ma i padri che odiano i figli.
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Visionaries see only what their culture has taught them to see and allows them to imagine.
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Dissimulation is not fraud. It is an effort not to show things as they are. And it is a difficult effort: when we excel, others must not recognize our excellence. If someone were to become famous for his ability to disguise himself, as actors do, all would know that he is what he pretends to be. But concerning the true, excellent dissimulators, who have existed and exist still, we have no information.
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Toda imagen estética está superada por las imágenes posibles que suscita, que abre. Sin embargo, no podría manifestarse ningún desvarío, porque la experiencia tiene lugar sobre y en el objeto.
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التلميح الناجع هو ذلك الذي يذكر أشياء في حدّ ذاتها عديمة القيمة ، وَ مع ذلك هي غير قابلة للتكذيب لأنّها حقيقيّة
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لا ينبغي أن يُقال إنّ الكنيسة راجعت مواقفها القديمة بشأن دوران الأرض ، بل إنّ البابا يعتذر لغاليليو
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Never affirm, always allude: allusions are made to test the spirit and probe the heart.
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The cultivated person's first duty is to be always prepared to rewrite the encyclopedia.
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مِن المعروف جيّدًا أنّ غسلَ الأموال يوجِبُ أن تقبلَ خسَارةَ خمسين مِن مئة منه ، وَ بهذه الطريقة تخسَرُ أقلّ بكثيرٍ مِن ذلك
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