There is no love that is not an echo.

Quote by Theodor Adorno

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But he who dies in despair has lived his whole life in vain.

But he who dies in despair has lived his whole life in vain.

Happiness is obsolete: uneconomic.

Happiness is obsolete: uneconomic.

An emancipated society, on the other hand, would not be a unitary state, but the...

An emancipated society, on the other hand, would not be a unitary state, but the...

Every work of art is an uncommitted crime.

Every work of art is an uncommitted crime.

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.

None of the abstract concepts comes closer to fulfilled utopia than that of eternal peace.

None of the abstract concepts comes closer to fulfilled utopia than that of eternal peace.

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

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

The poor are prevented from thinking by the discipline of others, the rich by their...

The poor are prevented from thinking by the discipline of others, the rich by their...

Normality is death.

Normality is death.

No harm comes to man from outside alone: dumbness is the objective spirit.

No harm comes to man from outside alone: dumbness is the objective spirit.

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...

Exuberant health is always, as such, sickness also.

Exuberant health is always, as such, sickness also.

Once the last trace of emotion has been eradicated, nothing remains of thought but absolute...

Once the last trace of emotion has been eradicated, nothing remains of thought but absolute...

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...

Love is the power to see similarity in the dissimilar.

Love is the power to see similarity in the dissimilar.

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...

In many people it is already an impertinence to say 'I'.

In many people it is already an impertinence to say 'I'.

The hardest hit, as everywhere, are those who have no choice.

The hardest hit, as everywhere, are those who have no choice.

The whole is the false.

The whole is the false.

Wrong life cannot be lived rightly.

Wrong life cannot be lived rightly.