Der Philosoph legt sich – also selbst eine abstrakte Gestalt des entfremdeten Menschen – als den Maßstab der entfremdeten Welt an.
Paris Manuscripts (1844)
“Cheer'd up himself with ends of verse
And sayings of philosophers.”
Canto III, line 1011
Source: Hudibras, Part I (1663–1664)
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