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There emanates from superlatives a destructive force.

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Elias Canetti
Age: 89 †
Born: 1905
Born: July 25
Died: 1994
Died: August 14
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Rousse
Elías Canetti
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History portrays everything as if it could not have come otherwise. History is on the side of what happened.
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One should use praise to recognize what one is not.
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Whenever you observe an animal closely, you feel as if a human being sitting inside were making fun of you.
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The paranoiac is the exact image of the ruler. The only difference is their position in the world. One might even think the paranoiac the more impressive of the two because he is sufficient unto himself and cannot be shaken by failure.
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Explain nothing. Put it there. Say it. Leave.
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