“The French have no such expression as 'killing time.' In their more philosophical vocabulary the term is 'passing time,' which means savoring all moments of it each to his individual enjoyment. While we battle with time, they relax with tempo.” MeanMomentsTimeIndividualTermExpressionBattlePhilosophicalKillingPassingPassingsEnjoymentRelaxVocabularyTempoSavoringTime To Kill Book:Bottoms up! Source: Bottoms up!
“Whatever happens, every individual is a child of his time; so philosophy too is its own time apprehended in thoughts. It is just as absurd to fancy that a philosophy can transcend its contemporary world as it is to fancy that an individual can overleap his own age, jump over Rhodes.” WorldChildrenPhilosophyHappensAgeTimeIndividualPhilosophicalContemporaryAbsurdFancyWhatever Happens Book:Philosophy of right Source: Philosophy of right