

“Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.”
― Studies in Pessimism: The Essays
― Studies in Pessimism: The Essays

“Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art; it arises in hypothesis and flows into achievement.”
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“Many people think of our times as being the last before the end of the world. The evidence of horror all around us makes this seem possible. But isn't that an idea of only minor importance? Doesn't every human being, no matter which era he lives in, always have to reckon with being accountable to God at any moment? Can I know whether I'll be alive tomorrow morning? A bomb could destroy all of us tonight. And then my guilt would not be one bit less than if I perished together with the arth and the stars.”
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“Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.”
― The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
― The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers

“To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy.”
― The Mind's Eye: Writings on Photography and Photographers
― The Mind's Eye: Writings on Photography and Photographers
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