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The wise man knows how to run his life so that contemplation is Possible.

~Gabriel Marcel

Topics: Contemplation His How Knows Life Man Possible Run Wise Wise Man

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Music at times is more like perfume than mathematics.

~Gabriel Marcel

Topics: Like Mathematics More Music Perfume Than Times

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Contemplation and wisdom are highest achievements and man is not totally at home with them.

~Gabriel Marcel

Topics: Achievements Contemplation Highest Home Man Them Totally Wisdom

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The striking thing about the Precious Blood is the bond it establishes between love and suffering in our experience, a bond that has become so close that we have come to think of suffering accepted with joy as the most authentic sign of love with any depth at all.

~Gabriel Marcel

Topics: About Accepted Any Authentic Become Between Blood Bond Close Come Depth Experience Joy Love Most Our Precious Sign Striking Suffering Thing Think

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The dynamic element in my philosophy, taken as a whole, can be seen as an obstinate and untiring battle against the spirit of abstraction.

~Gabriel Marcel

Topics: Abstraction Against Battle Dynamic Element Obstinate Philosophy Seen Spirit Taken Whole

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On a grassroots level we say that man can touch more than he can grasp.

~Gabriel Marcel

Topics: Grasp Grassroots He Level Man More Say Than Touch

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Contemporary thinkers would say that man is continuously transcending himself.

~Gabriel Marcel

Topics: Contemporary Continuously Himself Man Say Thinkers Would

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But however measurable, there is much more life in music than mathematics or logic ever dreamed of.

~Gabriel Marcel

Topics: Dreamed Ever However Life Logic Mathematics Measurable More Much Music Than

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It is right that we be concerned with the scientific probity of metaphysics.

~Gabriel Marcel

Topics: Concerned Metaphysics Right Scientific

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But a science is exact to the extent that its method measures up to and is adequate to its object.

~Gabriel Marcel

Topics: Adequate Exact Extent Measures Method Object Science Up

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Philosopher

Born: December 7th, 1889

Died: October 8th, 1973

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