Many works of the ancients have become fragments. Many works of the moderns are fragments at the time of their origin.

Many works of the ancients have become fragments. Many works of the moderns are fragments at the time of their origin.
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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When reason and unreason come into contact, an electrical shock occurs. This is called polemics.
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The surest method of being incomprehensible or, moreover, to be misunderstood is to use words in their original sense; especially words from the ancient languages.
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Many works of the ancients have become fragments. Many works of the moderns are fragments at the time of their origin. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

Many works of the ancients have become fragments. Many works of the moderns are fragments at the time of their origin.
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel