If time is money, it seems moral to save time, above all one's own, and such parsimony is excused by consideration for others. One is straight-forward.

Quote by Theodor Adorno

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History does not merely touch on language, but takes place in it.

History does not merely touch on language, but takes place in it.

In the abstract conception of universal wrong, all concrete responsibility vanishes.

In the abstract conception of universal wrong, all concrete responsibility vanishes.

Every work of art is an uncommitted crime.

Every work of art is an uncommitted crime.

In the end, glorification of splendid underdogs is nothing other than glorification of the splendid...

In the end, glorification of splendid underdogs is nothing other than glorification of the splendid...

The good man is he who rules himself as he does his own property: his...

The good man is he who rules himself as he does his own property: his...

Exuberant health is always, as such, sickness also.

Exuberant health is always, as such, sickness also.

Truth is inseperable from the illusory belief that from the figures of the unreal one...

Truth is inseperable from the illusory belief that from the figures of the unreal one...

Thinking no longer means anymore than checking at each moment whether one can indeed think.

Thinking no longer means anymore than checking at each moment whether one can indeed think.

True thoughts are those alone which do not understand themselves.

True thoughts are those alone which do not understand themselves.

A pencil and rubber are of more use to thought than a battalion of assistants....

A pencil and rubber are of more use to thought than a battalion of assistants....

A German is someone who cannot tell a lie without believing it himself.

A German is someone who cannot tell a lie without believing it himself.

The almost insoluble task is to let neither the power of others, nor our own...

The almost insoluble task is to let neither the power of others, nor our own...

Anti-Semitism is the rumour about the Jews.

Anti-Semitism is the rumour about the Jews.

When all actions are mathematically calculated, they also take on a stupid quality.

When all actions are mathematically calculated, they also take on a stupid quality.

All satire is blind to the forces liberated by decay. Which is why total decay...

All satire is blind to the forces liberated by decay. Which is why total decay...

He who integrates is lost.

He who integrates is lost.

Intelligence is a moral category.

Intelligence is a moral category.

The culture industry not so much adapts to the reactions of its customers as it...

The culture industry not so much adapts to the reactions of its customers as it...

Fascism is itself less 'ideological', in so far as it openly proclaims the principle of...

Fascism is itself less 'ideological', in so far as it openly proclaims the principle of...

Lies are told only to convey to someone that one has no need either of...

Lies are told only to convey to someone that one has no need either of...