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Theodor W. Adorno

Quote of Theodor W. Adorno - True thoughts are those alone which...


Biography - Theodor W. Adorno:

German philosopher, sociologist, psychologist and composer.
Born: 1903 - Died: 1969
Period:
20th century
Place of birth: Germany
Germany

True thoughts are those alone which do not understand themselves.



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Quotes for: thought


Quotes

Quotes about thought:


Great thoughts come from the heart.





I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.





People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.





Action is the language of the body and should harmonize with the spirit within.





The thought of death betrays us, for it makes us forget to live.





Lucidity adds beauty to profound thoughts.











Quotes for: to understand


Quotes

Quotes for: to understand


Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.





I have laboured carefully, not to mock, lament, or execrate, but to understand human actions.





The best means of learning to know oneself is seeking to understand others.





Painters understand nature and love her and teach us to see.





The highest forms of understanding we can achieve are laughter and human compassion.





Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.











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Theodor W. Adorno also said...


Love you will find only where you may show yourself weak without provoking strength.





Wrong life cannot be lived rightly.





No improvement is too small or trivial to be worthwhile.





Love is the power to see similarity in the dissimilar.





Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.





Everything that has ever been called folk art has always reflected domination.












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