Walter Benjamin Quotes

Counsel woven into the fabric of real life is wisdom. - Walter Benjamin

Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience. A rustling in the leaves drives him away. - Walter Benjamin

Books and harlots have their quarrels in public. - Walter Benjamin

Any translation which intends to perform a transmitting function cannot transmit anything but information -- hence, something inessential. This is the hallmark of bad translations. - Walter Benjamin

All human knowledge takes the form of interpretation. - Walter Benjamin

All disgust is originally disgust at touching. - Walter Benjamin

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