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Quote by Thomas Mann
English (Source)
Nothing disturbs the world more than the disproportion that exists between the speed of spirit and the immeasurable slowness, clumsiness, inertial force and moment of matter. Admittedly, this disproportion would be enough to forgive him even if he withdrew all his efforts of the spirit from reality, because in most cases he already long ago abhorred the fermenting substances that create the revolutions of reality. Yes, the dead spirit is more hateful to the living spirit than I am, a thing basalt, which at least does not come up with the claim that it is spirit and life. This kind of basalt is a remnant of old realities, which the spirit has left so far behind that it is no longer willing to connect the concept of reality with them at all... I say, this kind of basalt remains helplessly and with its dull, dead existence regrettably protects the tasteless from become aware of your tastelessness.