“Man has—next to the drives of reproduction and dining—two passions: making noise and not listening.”
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Der Mensch hat neben dem Trieb der Fortpflanzung und dem, zu essen und zu trinken, zwei Leidenschaften: Krach zu machen und nicht zuzuhören.
Der Mensch. In: "Die Weltbühne", 16. Juni 1931, S. 889
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