Quote by Moses Mendelssohn
I fear that, in the end, the famous debate among materialists, ide

I fear that, in the end, the famous debate among materialists, idealists, and dualists amounts to a merely verbal dispute that is more a matter for the linguist than for the speculative philosopher. – Moses Mendelssohn

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Instead, it appears to be a particular mark of beauty that it is considered with tranquil satisfaction that it pleases if we also do not possess it and we are still far removed from demanding to possess it. – Moses Mendelssohn

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Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable. – Ambrose Bierce

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