"Words are acoustical signs for concepts; concepts,..." - Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche
Words are acoustical signs for concepts; concepts, however, are more or less definite image signs for often recurring and associated sensations, for groups of sensations. To understand one another, it is not enough that one use the same words; one also has to use the same words for the same species of inner experiences; in the end one has to have one's experiences in common.
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“There would be no sunshine in society if the born flatterers, I mean the so-called amiable people, did not bring it in with them.”
“One pays dearly for being immortal: one must die many times during his life.”
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“I've got to learn French because I've been going there for years and still, the only words I know are the swear words.”
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