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Three Quotes on Reticence

January 15, 2021 by DAVID M KATZ in Dōgen, Shōbōgenzō Zuimonki, Ezra Pound, Ludwig Wittgenstein

“…when you want to say something, reflect on it three times. If it is beneficial to both yourself and others, then say it. If it is not beneficial, remain silent.”

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January 15, 2021 /DAVID M KATZ
Shōbōgenzō Zuimonki, Dōgen, Ezra Pound, Ludwig Wittgenstein
Dōgen, Shōbōgenzō Zuimonki, Ezra Pound, Ludwig Wittgenstein
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KATZ'S QUOTE OF THE DAY

September 22, 2020 by DAVID M KATZ in Ludwig Wittgenstein

Wittgenstein’s words apply as well to poetry as they do to spirituality. Like religious experience, the poem isn’t the product of an abstract idea, but the result of the poet’s ability to manifest the movement of thought and emotion in words, lines, speech, rhythm. The poem is an experience.

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September 22, 2020 /DAVID M KATZ
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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