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Books and harlots have their quarrels in public. Walter Benjamin

23Nov2008 In : Quotes
Author : Frédérick Jézégou

Books and harlots have their quarrels in public.
Quotations by Walter Benjamin

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Opinions are a private matter. The public has an interest only in judgments. Walter Benjamin
What we call public opinion is generally public sentiment. Benjamin Disraeli
Our job is only to hold up the mirror — to tell and show the public what has happened. Walter Cronkite
The first mistake in public business is going into it. Benjamin Franklin
Books are divided into two classes, the books of the hour and the books of all time. John Ruskin
Old books, you know well, are books of the world’s youth, and new books are the fruits of its age. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Read much, but not many books. Benjamin Franklin
Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock. Walter Benjamin
The only way of knowing a person is to love them without hope. Walter Benjamin
To be happy is to be able to become aware of oneself without fright. Walter Benjamin

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