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The service of philosophy, of speculative culture, ...

The service of philosophy, of speculative culture, towards the human spirit, is to rouse, to startle it to a life of constant and eager observation.

Quote by Walter Pater about philosophy, culture, human imperfections, spirit, life

There was a time when everything you said to me turned into a poem, when my heart startled so high in your presence, when I revealed myself to you and to the world of the bohemian era, as an uninterrupted column of my immortal verse, transgressing...

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