The present age ... prefers the sign to the thing signified, the copy to the original, fancy to reality, the appearance to the essence ... for in these days illusion only is sacred, truth profane.

Quote by Ludwig Feuerbach

Topics: Philosophy Quotes, Religion Quotes

If therefore my work is negative, irreligious, atheistic, let it be remembered that atheism at...

If therefore my work is negative, irreligious, atheistic, let it be remembered that atheism at...

You'll never succeed in idealizing hard work. Before you can dig mother earth you've got...

You'll never succeed in idealizing hard work. Before you can dig mother earth you've got...

The way of the Creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives...

The way of the Creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives...

Handled creatively, getting fired allows an executive to actually experience a sense of relief that...

Handled creatively, getting fired allows an executive to actually experience a sense of relief that...

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

If the work of the city is the remaking or translating of man into a...

If the work of the city is the remaking or translating of man into a...

Work is the grand cure for all maladies and miseries that ever beset mankind -...

Work is the grand cure for all maladies and miseries that ever beset mankind -...

Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if...

Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if...

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

Once you take a life, that's it. I don't even deserve to be here.

Once you take a life, that's it. I don't even deserve to be here.

I learned the value of hard work by working hard.

I learned the value of hard work by working hard.

Dare to be honest and fear no labor.

Dare to be honest and fear no labor.

President Bush is trying to put a positive spin on the latest bad economic numbers....

President Bush is trying to put a positive spin on the latest bad economic numbers....

I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success...

I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success...

If you don't want to work, you have to work to earn enough money so...

If you don't want to work, you have to work to earn enough money so...

It's a shame that the only thing a man can do for eight hours a...

It's a shame that the only thing a man can do for eight hours a...

The qualities of an exceptional cook are akin to those of a successful tightrope walker:...

The qualities of an exceptional cook are akin to those of a successful tightrope walker:...

Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.

Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.

I've met a few people in my time who were enthusiastic about hard work. And...

I've met a few people in my time who were enthusiastic about hard work. And...