Quote by Jean Baudrillard
In days gone by, we were afraid of dying in dishonor or a state of

In days gone by, we were afraid of dying in dishonor or a state of sin. Nowadays, we are afraid of dying fools. Now the fact is that there is no Extreme Unction to absolve us of foolishness. We endure it here on earth as subjective eternity. – Jean Baudrillard

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We are all hostages, and we are all terrorists. This circuit has replaced that other one of masters and slaves, the dominating and the dominated, the exploiters and the exploited. It is worse than the one it replaces, but at least it liberates us from liberal nostalgia and the ruses of history. – Jean Baudrillard

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Santa Barbara is a paradise; Disneyland is a paradise; the U.S. is a paradise. Paradise is just paradise. Mournful, monotonous, and superficial though it may be, it is paradise. There is no other. – Jean Baudrillard

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In life, each of us must sometimes play the fool. – Yiddish Proverb

Dont approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side. – Yiddish Proverb

Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet. – African Proverb

He is a fool that kisseth the maid when he may kiss the mistress. – English Proverb

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