"The humanity of famous intellectuals lies in..." - Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche
The humanity of famous intellectuals lies in being wrong with gracious courtesy when dealing with those who are not famous.
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“Error has made man so deep, sensitive, and inventive that he has put forth such blossoms as religions and arts. Pure knowledge could not have been capable of it.”
“Posthumous men-myself, for example-are not as well understood as timely ones, but we are listened to better. More precisely: we are never understood-hence our authority.”
“He who humbles himself wants to be exalted.”
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“I don't see myself being special; I just see myself having more responsibilities than the next man. People look to me to do things for them, to have answers.”
“To do something really big, let go of your ego, and get ready to be part of a team.”
“The wise know too well their weakness to assume infallibility; and he who knows most knows best how little he knows.”
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“Society has really no graver interest than the well-being of the literary class.”
“The role of the intellectual cannot be to excuse the violence of one side and condemn that of the other.”
“It is good that since the outbreak of the war with Japan, more and more revolutionary writers have been coming to Yan'an... But it does not necessarily follow that... they have integrated themselves completely with the masses here. The two must be completely integrated if we are to push ahead with our revolutionary work.”