People who cannot recognize a palpable absurdity are very much in the way of civilization.
Absurdity
Quotations by Agnes Repplier
Quotes :
- Henry Steele Commager – history "For a people to be without history, or to be ignorant of its history, is as for a man to be without memory - condemned forever to make the same discoveries that have been made in the past, invent the same techniques, wrestle with the same problems, commit the same errors; and condemned, too, to forfeit the rich pleasures of recollection. Indeed, just as it…
- Linda C. Osterlund – Counselors "Counselors are people who can utilize the traits of wisdom gained from their critical life experiences to help others. They are insightful, have the courage to recognize the suffering of the heart, and can relate to others through their own woundedness. They become a source of life and hope for others." ~Linda C. Osterlund
- "Certainly we’re all sort of looking at… "Certainly we're all sort of looking at issues that relate to global warming. We all recognize there are things happening out there we have to be aware of." - Tim Beck
- "True Civilization does not lie in gas, nor in… "True Civilization does not lie in gas, nor in steam, nor in turn-tables. It lies in the reduction of the traces of original sin." - Charles Baudelaire