Where the danger is, also grows the saving power.

Wo aber Gefahr ist, wächst
Das Rettende auch.

Friedrich Hölderlin

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Topic

Opportunities

Author

Friedrich Hölderlin

Source

Patmos

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

German

Time

1808 1800s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Philosopher Writer

From

Germany Europe

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Citation

Hölderlin, Friedrich. Patmos. c. 1808.

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Against stupidity the very gods
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There is... Only a single categorical imperative and it is this: Act only on that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.

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Topic
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Immanuel Kant
Source
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Genre
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Statement Type
Precepts and axioms Advice
Language
German
Time
1785 1780s 18th century
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Kant, Immanuel. Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten [Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals]. Riga: J. F. Hartknoch, 1785.

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Another quote of the following type Paradox

I desire the things which will destroy me in the end.

Sylvia Plath

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Topic
Self-destruction Destructive impulses

Author

Sylvia Plath
Medium
Personal journal
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
English
Time
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Plath, Sylvia. The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath 1950-1962, edited by Karen V Kukil. Anchor Books, 2000. Originally a journal entry, 29 Mar. 1951.