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“Ideas come when we do not expect them, and not when we are brooding and searching at our desks. Yet ideas would certainly not come to mind had we not brooded at our desks and searched for answers with passionate devotion.”

Quote by Max Weber

Book:From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology

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From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology

This book compiles a selection of Max Weber's influential essays, which delve into the intricacies of social structures, cultural values, and the dynamics of social action. Weber's work is renowned for its depth and insight into the nature of modern societies and the role of individuals within them. more

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Max Weber

Max Weber was a German sociologist, political economist, and philosopher, a prominent figure in the social sciences in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Known for his work on modern social structures, religious sociology, and political sociology, Weber's theories have had a profound impact on the fields of sociology, politics, and economics. more

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Book:Speech of Acceptance Upon the Award of the Nobel Prize for Literature: Delivered in Stockholm on the Tenth of December, Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-seven. [Translated by Justin O'Brien

Source: Speech of Acceptance Upon the Award of the Nobel Prize for Literature: Delivered in Stockholm on the Tenth of December, Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-seven. [Translated by Justin O'Brien

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