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Friday, June 9, 2023

Maxims of Goethe 12


General ideas and great conceit are always in a fair way to bring about terrible misfortune. 



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  1. Ironically enough, the whole "deconstruction" (of religion, patriotism, whatever "-archy" you think runs society.. ) craze falls into that too, I think. Not for everyone, but for a lot of people.

    So it's hard to balance the need to question whether your assumptions are sound without falling into rational quicksand, weary complacency, or despair.

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