Philosophy is the culture of the soul.
We must cultivate our garden.
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Culture is what remains when one has forgotten everything we had learned.
Whatever makes for cultural development is working also against war.
Anything that degrades culture shortens the paths that lead to servitude.
The time has come to educate people, to cease all quarrels in the name of religion, culture, countries, different political or economic systems. Fighting is useless.
And how great soever a Man's Talents may be, unless they be cultivated, they are but half-talents.
Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny.
Real popular culture is folk art - coalminers' songs and so forth.
It's true that humanity has seen a succession of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side is offset by advances in technology and cultural exchanges.
Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future.
It seems to me that, in every culture, I come across a chapter headed 'Wisdom.' And then I know exactly what is going to follow: 'Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'
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