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Modern Man Quotes

Religion always remains higher than everyday life. In order to make the elevation towards religion easier for people, religion must be able to alter its forms in relation to the consciousness of modern man Picture Quote #1

Modern man believes he is fruitful and productive when his ego is aggressively affirmed, when he is visibly active, and when his action produces obvious results Picture Quote #1

Religion, declares the modern man, is consciousness of our highest social values. Nothing could be further from the truth. True religion is a profound uneasiness about our highest social values Picture Quote #1

Economists talk about profit motive, but nothing motivates modern man more than a chance to avoid taxes! Picture Quote #1

The tragedy of modern man is not that he knows less and less about the meaning of his own life, but that it bothers him less and less Picture Quote #1

Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible to get around it, jump over it, or simply avoid it Picture Quote #1

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If the world is to change for the better it must start with a change in human consciousness, in the very humanness of modern man Picture Quote #1

Modern man, if he dared to be articulate about his concept of heaven, would describe a vision which would look like the biggest department store in the world, showing new things and gadgets, and himself having plenty of money with which to buy them Picture Quote #1

I think there’s a tendency for modern man to become dominated by gadgets and machines, taking us further and further away from the things I’ve been talking about Picture Quote #1

Law in origin was merely a codification of the power of dominant groups, and did not aim at anything that to a modern man would appear to be justice Picture Quote #1

Nationalism: One of the effective ways in which the modern man escapes life’s ethical problems Picture Quote #1

Moral principles have lost their distinctiveness. For modern man, absolute right and absolute wrong are a matter of what the majority is doing Picture Quote #1

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I am not in favour of this modern mania for turning bad people into good people at a moment’s notice Picture Quote #1

Snobbery is not merely a silly human weakness but something basic in the mentality of modern man - a symptom which reflects the general sickness, the dislocation of social and cultural values in contemporary civilization Picture Quote #1

A single sentence will suffice for modern man. He fornicated and read the papers. After that vigorous definition, the subject will be, if I may say so, exhausted Picture Quote #1

Modern man’s besetting temptation is to sacrifice his direct perceptions and spontaneous feelings to his reasoned reflections; to prefer in all circumstances the verdict of his intellect to that of his immediate intuitions Picture Quote #1

I sometimes think of what future historians will say of us. A single sentence will suffice for modern man: He fornicated and read the papers Picture Quote #1

Modern man’s happiness consists in the thrill of looking at the shop windows, and in buying all that he can afford to buy, either for cash or on installments Picture Quote #1

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Modern man lives under the illusion that he knows what he wants, while he actually wants what he is supposed to want Picture Quote #1

Modern man lives more and more in a preponderantly geometric order. All human creation mechanical or industrial is dependent upon geometric intentions Picture Quote #1

Today’s coastal development along with hurricane amnesia places modern man on a collision course with catastrophe if the lessons of history are ignored Picture Quote #1

This modern mania for interfering in other’s lives, usually under the guise of health and safety concerns, is highly irritating and counterproductive. Down with the nanny state Picture Quote #1

Modern man is drinking and drugging himself out of awareness, or he spends his time shopping, which is the same thing Picture Quote #1

Modern man is alienated from himself, from his fellow men, and from nature. He has been transformed into a commodity, experiences his life forces as an investment which must bring him the maximum profit obtainable under existing market conditions Picture Quote #1

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Modern man is a prisoner who thinks he is free because he refrains from touching the walls of his dungeon Picture Quote #1

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Religion always remains higher than everyday life. In order to make the elevation towards religion easier for people, religion must be able to alter its forms in relation to the consciousness of modern man (Modern Man Quotes) Modern man believes he is fruitful and productive when his ego is aggressively affirmed, when he is visibly active, and when his action produces obvious results (Modern Man Quotes) Religion, declares the modern man, is consciousness of our highest social values. Nothing could be further from the truth. True religion is a profound uneasiness about our highest social values (Modern Man Quotes) Economists talk about profit motive, but nothing motivates modern man more than a chance to avoid taxes! (Modern Man Quotes) The tragedy of modern man is not that he knows less and less about the meaning of his own life, but that it bothers him less and less (Modern Man Quotes) Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible to get around it, jump over it, or simply avoid it (Modern Man Quotes) If the world is to change for the better it must start with a change in human consciousness, in the very humanness of modern man (Modern Man Quotes) Modern man, if he dared to be articulate about his concept of heaven, would describe a vision which would look like the biggest department store in the world, showing new things and gadgets, and himself having plenty of money with which to buy them (Modern Man Quotes) I think there’s a tendency for modern man to become dominated by gadgets and machines, taking us further and further away from the things I’ve been talking about (Modern Man Quotes) Law in origin was merely a codification of the power of dominant groups, and did not aim at anything that to a modern man would appear to be justice (Modern Man Quotes) Nationalism: One of the effective ways in which the modern man escapes life’s ethical problems (Modern Man Quotes) Moral principles have lost their distinctiveness. For modern man, absolute right and absolute wrong are a matter of what the majority is doing (Modern Man Quotes) I am not in favour of this modern mania for turning bad people into good people at a moment’s notice (Modern Man Quotes) Snobbery is not merely a silly human weakness but something basic in the mentality of modern man - a symptom which reflects the general sickness, the dislocation of social and cultural values in contemporary civilization (Modern Man Quotes) A single sentence will suffice for modern man. He fornicated and read the papers. After that vigorous definition, the subject will be, if I may say so, exhausted (Modern Man Quotes) Modern man’s besetting temptation is to sacrifice his direct perceptions and spontaneous feelings to his reasoned reflections; to prefer in all circumstances the verdict of his intellect to that of his immediate intuitions (Modern Man Quotes) I sometimes think of what future historians will say of us. A single sentence will suffice for modern man: He fornicated and read the papers (Modern Man Quotes) Modern man’s happiness consists in the thrill of looking at the shop windows, and in buying all that he can afford to buy, either for cash or on installments (Modern Man Quotes) Modern man lives under the illusion that he knows what he wants, while he actually wants what he is supposed to want (Modern Man Quotes) Modern man lives more and more in a preponderantly geometric order. All human creation mechanical or industrial is dependent upon geometric intentions (Modern Man Quotes) Today’s coastal development along with hurricane amnesia places modern man on a collision course with catastrophe if the lessons of history are ignored (Modern Man Quotes) This modern mania for interfering in other’s lives, usually under the guise of health and safety concerns, is highly irritating and counterproductive. Down with the nanny state (Modern Man Quotes) Modern man is drinking and drugging himself out of awareness, or he spends his time shopping, which is the same thing (Modern Man Quotes) Modern man is alienated from himself, from his fellow men, and from nature. He has been transformed into a commodity, experiences his life forces as an investment which must bring him the maximum profit obtainable under existing market conditions (Modern Man Quotes) Modern man is a prisoner who thinks he is free because he refrains from touching the walls of his dungeon (Modern Man Quotes)

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