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The Encyclopedia - the advance artillery of reason, the armada of philosophy, the siege engine of the enlightenment.

The Encyclopedia - the advance artillery of reason, the armada of philosophy, the siege engine of the enlightenment.

Peter Prange
Philosophy, Enlightenment, Siege
Peter Prange (2011). “The Philosopher's Kiss: A Novel”, p.291, Simon and Schuster

Politics is the only field in which the character of a person does not stand in the way of his career.

Peter Prange
Character, Careers, Doe
Peter Prange (2012). “The Philosopher's Kiss: A Novel”, p.67, Simon and Schuster

Politics is a matter of leading other people. Admittedly not where they want to go, but where they ought to go.

Peter Prange
People, Want, Matter
Peter Prange (2011). “The Philosopher's Kiss: A Novel”, p.67, Simon and Schuster

Anything we do to fight misery and ignorance and poverty, no matter how imperfect it may be, is still better than doing nothing at all.

Peter Prange
Ignorance, Fighting, May
Peter Prange (2011). “The Philosopher's Kiss: A Novel”, p.389, Simon and Schuster

Instead of discussing with myself every morning whether I feel inspired or not, I step into my office every day at nine sharp, open the window and politely ask the muse to enter and kiss me. Sometimes she comes in, more often she does not. But she can never claim that she hasn't found me waiting in the right place.

Peter Prange
Morning, Kissing, Office

One is bound to one's wife, but has a bond to one's mistress.

Peter Prange
Wife, Mistress, Bounds
Peter Prange (2012). “The Philosopher's Kiss: A Novel”, p.225, Simon and Schuster

Even when we strive for perfection , life is nothing more than an attempt to achieve it through a series of greater or smaller imperfections.

Peter Prange
Perfection, Life Is, Strive
Peter Prange (2011). “The Philosopher's Kiss: A Novel”, p.379, Simon and Schuster

Books are never harmless...they either strengthen us or they weaken us in our faith. Some of them do this even as they entertain us, others as they teach us. In an invisible way their teaching penetrates into our hearts and souls, to continue its work inside, and we inhale the spirit of these books as healing or poisonous vapors. They can bring the greatest benefits and the greatest ruin, for from their ideas that they spread come the deeds of the future.

Peter Prange
Book, Teaching, Healing

In order to exert influence over people, there were other things that could be used besides love. Knowledge seemed to be an equally strong force, perhaps even stronger. Whoever possessed knowledge not only had power over the changeable passions of people, but also power over their thinking, over their minds, hearts and souls.

Peter Prange
Strong, Heart, Passion
Peter Prange (2012). “The Philosopher's Kiss: A Novel”, p.66, Simon and Schuster

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