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Quote by Emile Chartier

“It is the human condition to question one god after another, one appearance after another, or better, one apparition after another, always pursuing the truth of the imagination, which is not the same as the truth of appearance.”

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Emile Chartier

Emile Chartier, a French philosopher born on March 3, 1868, and died on June 2, 1951, is known for his contributions to logic, epistemology, and linguistics. He is an important figure in 20th-century French philosophy. more

“Man himself is an enigma in motion; his questions never stay asked; whereas the mold, the footprint, and by natural extension, the statue itself, like the vaults, the arches, the temples with which man records his own passing, remain immobile and fix a moment of man's life, upon which one might endlessly meditate.”

Men Moments Might Natural Records Passing Passings Temples Extensions Statues Mold Footprint Arches Enigma Vaults

Author:Emile Chartier

“As opposed to the incoherent spectacle of the world, the real is what is expected, what is obtained and what is discovered by our own movement. It is what is sensed as being within our own power and always responsive to our action.”

World Real Action Movement Expected Our Actions

Author:Emile Chartier

“What is a thousand years? Time is short for one who thinks, endless for one who yearns.”

Thinking Years Time Thousand Endless Thousand Years

Author:Emile Chartier

“It is unwise to equate scientific activity with what we call reason, poetic activity with what we call imagination. Without the imaginative leap from facts to generalisation, no theoretic discovery in science is made. The poet, on the other hand, must not imagine but reason--that is to say, he must exercise a great deal of consciously directed thought in the selection and rejection of his data: there is a technical logic, a poetic reasoning in his choice of the words, rhythms and images by which a poem's coherence is achieved.”