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Martin Heidegger quotes: Nature has no history.

Nature has no history.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Being is only Being for Dasein

Being is only Being for Dasein

Martin Heidegger quotes: The poets are in the vanguard of a changed conception of Being.

The poets are in the vanguard of a changed conception of Being.

Martin Heidegger quotes: What was Aristotle's life?' Well, the answer lay in a single sentence: 'He was born, he thought, he died.' And all the rest is pure anecdote.

What was Aristotle's life?' Well, the answer lay in a single sentence: 'He was born, he thought, he died.' And all the rest is pure anecdote.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Being is an issue for one.

Being is an issue for one.

Martin Heidegger quotes: We should never allow our fears or the expectations of others to set the frontiers of our destiny.

We should never allow our fears or the expectations of others to set the frontiers of our destiny.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Thinking only begins at the point where we have come to know that Reason, glorified for centuries, is the most obstinate adversary of thinking.

Thinking only begins at the point where we have come to know that Reason, glorified for centuries, is the most obstinate adversary of thinking.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Being the rational animal, man must be capable of thinking if he really wants to. Still, it may be that man wants to think, but cannot.

Being the rational animal, man must be capable of thinking if he really wants to. Still, it may be that man wants to think, but cannot.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Dwelling is not primarily inhabiting but taking care of and creating that space within which something comes into its own and flourishes.

Dwelling is not primarily inhabiting but taking care of and creating that space within which something comes into its own and flourishes.

Martin Heidegger quotes: We make a space inside ourselves, so that being can speak.

We make a space inside ourselves, so that being can speak.

Martin Heidegger quotes: The will to mastery becomes all the more urgent the more technology threatens to slip from human control

The will to mastery becomes all the more urgent the more technology threatens to slip from human control

Martin Heidegger quotes: Man is not the lord of beings. Man is the shepherd of Being.

Man is not the lord of beings. Man is the shepherd of Being.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Whatever can be noted historically can be found within history.

Whatever can be noted historically can be found within history.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Everyone is the other and no one is himself.

Everyone is the other and no one is himself.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Longing is the agony of the nearness of the distant.

Longing is the agony of the nearness of the distant.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Only if we are capable of dwelling, only then can we build

Only if we are capable of dwelling, only then can we build

Martin Heidegger quotes: Only a god can save us.

Only a god can save us.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Language is the house of the truth of Being.

Language is the house of the truth of Being.

Martin Heidegger quotes: In order to remain silent Da-sein must have something to say.

In order to remain silent Da-sein must have something to say.

Martin Heidegger quotes: We would like only, for once, to get to where we are already.

We would like only, for once, to get to where we are already.

Martin Heidegger quotes: What is decision anyway?

What is decision anyway?

Martin Heidegger quotes: One expects philosophy to promote, and even to accelerate, the practical and technical business of culture by alleviating it, making it easier. {9}

One expects philosophy to promote, and even to accelerate, the practical and technical business of culture by alleviating it, making it easier. {9}

Martin Heidegger quotes: In everything well known something worthy of thought still lurks.

In everything well known something worthy of thought still lurks.

Martin Heidegger quotes: But what is great can only begin great.

But what is great can only begin great.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Let himself be drawn hither by the coercion of the phenomena themselves

Let himself be drawn hither by the coercion of the phenomena themselves

Martin Heidegger quotes: To dwell is to garden.

To dwell is to garden.

Martin Heidegger quotes: The word "art" does not designate the concept of a mere eventuality; it is a concept of rank.To dwell is to garden.

The word "art" does not designate the concept of a mere eventuality; it is a concept of rank.
To dwell is to garden.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Questioning is the piety of thought.

Questioning is the piety of thought.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Mere anxiety is the source of everything

Mere anxiety is the source of everything

Martin Heidegger quotes: Truth is that which makes a people certain, clear, and strong.

Truth is that which makes a people certain, clear, and strong.

Martin Heidegger quotes: This characteristic of Dasein's being this "that it is" is veiled in its "whence" and "whither.

This characteristic of Dasein's being this "that it is" is veiled in its "whence" and "whither.

Martin Heidegger quotes: I take great pleasure, every day, in seeing my work deeply rooted in our native soil.

I take great pleasure, every day, in seeing my work deeply rooted in our native soil.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Time is not a thing, thus nothing which is, and yet it remains constant in its passing away without being something temporal like the beings in time.

Time is not a thing, thus nothing which is, and yet it remains constant in its passing away without being something temporal like the beings in time.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Understanding of being is itself a determination of being of Da-sein.

Understanding of being is itself a determination of being of Da-sein.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Man acts as though he were the shaper and master of language, while in fact language remains the master of man.

Man acts as though he were the shaper and master of language, while in fact language remains the master of man.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Man dies constantly until the moment of his demise.

Man dies constantly until the moment of his demise.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Has Dasein as itself ever freely decided, and will it ever be able to decide, whether it wants to come into "Dasein" or not?

Has Dasein as itself ever freely decided, and will it ever be able to decide, whether it wants to come into "Dasein" or not?

Martin Heidegger quotes: True time is four-dimensional.

True time is four-dimensional.

Martin Heidegger quotes: We do not "have" a body; rather, we "are" bodily.

We do not "have" a body; rather, we "are" bodily.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Language is the house of Being.

Language is the house of Being.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Thinking begins only when we have come to know that reason, glorified for centuries, is the stiff-necked adversary of thought.

Thinking begins only when we have come to know that reason, glorified for centuries, is the stiff-necked adversary of thought.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Language is the house of Being. In its home man dwells. Those who think and those who create with words are the guardians of this home.

Language is the house of Being. In its home man dwells. Those who think and those who create with words are the guardians of this home.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Being-alone is a deficient mode of being-with; its possibility is a proof for the latter.

Being-alone is a deficient mode of being-with; its possibility is a proof for the latter.

Martin Heidegger quotes: We should live totally in the face of the night and of the Evil.

We should live totally in the face of the night and of the Evil.

Martin Heidegger quotes: The essence of technology is by no means anything technological.

The essence of technology is by no means anything technological.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Nothing is everything that doesn't happen at this very moment.

Nothing is everything that doesn't happen at this very moment.

Martin Heidegger quotes: So long as we represent technology as an instrument, we remain held fast in the will to master it.

So long as we represent technology as an instrument, we remain held fast in the will to master it.

Martin Heidegger quotes: The German language speaks Being, while all the others merely speak of Being.

The German language speaks Being, while all the others merely speak of Being.

Martin Heidegger quotes: The relationship between man and space is none other than dwelling, strictly thought and spoken.

The relationship between man and space is none other than dwelling, strictly thought and spoken.

Martin Heidegger quotes: The possible ranks higher than the actual.

The possible ranks higher than the actual.

Martin Heidegger quotes: We still by no means think decisively enough about the essence of action.

We still by no means think decisively enough about the essence of action.

Martin Heidegger quotes: We ourselves are the entities to be analyzed.

We ourselves are the entities to be analyzed.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Time-space as commonly understood, in the sense of the distance measured between two time-points, is the result of time calculation.

Time-space as commonly understood, in the sense of the distance measured between two time-points, is the result of time calculation.

Martin Heidegger quotes: But every historical statement and legitimization itself moves within a certain relation to history.

But every historical statement and legitimization itself moves within a certain relation to history.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Making itself intelligible is suicide for philosophy.

Making itself intelligible is suicide for philosophy.

Martin Heidegger quotes: There is no such thing as an empty word, only one that is worn out yet remains full.

There is no such thing as an empty word, only one that is worn out yet remains full.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Spiritual superiority [consists in] deep dedication ... in the form of the most rigorous training, as commitment, resistance, solitude, and love.

Spiritual superiority [consists in] deep dedication ... in the form of the most rigorous training, as commitment, resistance, solitude, and love.

Martin Heidegger quotes: The nothing nothings.

The nothing nothings.

Martin Heidegger quotes: To make of "the truth" a goddess amounts to turning the mere notion of something, namely the concept of the essence of truth, into a "personality.

To make of "the truth" a goddess amounts to turning the mere notion of something, namely the concept of the essence of truth, into a "personality.

Martin Heidegger quotes: The human being is not the lord of beings, but the shepherd of Being.

The human being is not the lord of beings, but the shepherd of Being.

Martin Heidegger quotes: He who thinks great thoughts often makes great errors

He who thinks great thoughts often makes great errors

Martin Heidegger quotes: A person is neither a thing nor a process but an opening through which the Absolute can manifest.

A person is neither a thing nor a process but an opening through which the Absolute can manifest.

Martin Heidegger quotes: A giving which gives only its gift, but in the giving holds itself back and withdraws, such a giving we call sending.

A giving which gives only its gift, but in the giving holds itself back and withdraws, such a giving we call sending.

Martin Heidegger quotes: I know that everything essential and great originated from the fact that the human being had a homeland and was rooted in tradition.

I know that everything essential and great originated from the fact that the human being had a homeland and was rooted in tradition.

Martin Heidegger quotes: All questions that do justice to the subject are themselves bridges to their own answering.

All questions that do justice to the subject are themselves bridges to their own answering.

Martin Heidegger quotes: He who never says anything cannot keep silent at any given moment.

He who never says anything cannot keep silent at any given moment.

Martin Heidegger quotes: To think is to confine yourself to a single thought that one day stands still like a star in the world's sky.

To think is to confine yourself to a single thought that one day stands still like a star in the world's sky.

Martin Heidegger quotes: How one encounters reality is a choice.

How one encounters reality is a choice.

Martin Heidegger quotes: We do not say: Being is, time is, but rather: there is Being and there is time.

We do not say: Being is, time is, but rather: there is Being and there is time.

Martin Heidegger quotes: On this "way," if to keep falling down and getting up can be called a way,

On this "way," if to keep falling down and getting up can be called a way,

Martin Heidegger quotes: A man's first bond is that which ties him into the national community.

A man's first bond is that which ties him into the national community.

Martin Heidegger quotes: only he who already understands can listen

only he who already understands can listen

Martin Heidegger quotes: The one: how it is (what it, Being, is) and also how not-Being (is) impossible. This is the pathway of grounded trust,

The one: how it is (what it, Being, is) and also how not-Being (is) impossible. This is the pathway of grounded trust,

Martin Heidegger quotes: The relation of feeling toward art and its bringing-forth can be one of production or one of reception and enjoyment.

The relation of feeling toward art and its bringing-forth can be one of production or one of reception and enjoyment.

Martin Heidegger quotes: The song still remains which names the land over which it sings.

The song still remains which names the land over which it sings.

Martin Heidegger quotes: The most thought-provoking thing in our thought-provoking time is that we are still not thinking.

The most thought-provoking thing in our thought-provoking time is that we are still not thinking.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Tell me how you read and I'll tell you who you are.

Tell me how you read and I'll tell you who you are.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Is the earth in our head? Or do we stand on the earth?

Is the earth in our head? Or do we stand on the earth?

Martin Heidegger quotes: We are too late for the gods and too early for Being.

We are too late for the gods and too early for Being.

Martin Heidegger quotes: A boundary is not that at which something stops, but that from which something begins.

A boundary is not that at which something stops, but that from which something begins.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Why are there beings at all, instead of Nothing?

Why are there beings at all, instead of Nothing?

Martin Heidegger quotes: The human body is essentially something other than an animal organism.

The human body is essentially something other than an animal organism.

Martin Heidegger quotes: Temporality temporalizes as a future which makes present in the process of having been.

Temporality temporalizes as a future which makes present in the process of having been.