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Quote by Elias Canetti
You have but to know an object by its proper name for it to lose i

You have but to know an object by its proper name for it to lose its dangerous magic. – Elias Canetti

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The paranoiac is the exact image of the ruler. The only difference is their position in the world. One might even think the paranoiac the more impressive of the two because he is sufficient unto himself and cannot be shaken by failure. – Elias Canetti

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Failure
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The profoundest thoughts of the philosophers have something trickle about them. A lot disappears in order for something to suddenly appear in the palm of the hand. – Elias Canetti

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Philosophy
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Name is a fence and within it you are nameless. – Samuli Paronen

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Women have had the power of naming stolen from us. – Mary Daly

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Nicknames stick to people, and the most ridiculous are the most adhesive. – Thomas C. Haliburton

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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names.. – Proverb

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