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Was man made for science, or was science made for man?

Miguel de Unamuno

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Miguel de Unamuno
Age: 70 †
Born: 1866
Born: September 29
Died: 1936
Died: December 31
Essayist
Literary Critic
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Use harms and even destroys beauty. The noblest function of an object is to be contemplated.
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The supreme triumph of reason is to cast doubt upon its own validity.
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Knowledge for the sake of knowledge! Truth for truth's sake! This is inhuman.
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