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Judging the past3 quotes
By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves. — William Hazlitt · 1827Naturally, every age thinks that all ages before it were prejudiced, and today we think this more than ever and are just as wrong as all previous ages that thought so. — Carl Jung · 1952Every intellectual product must be judged from the point of view of the age and the people in which it was produced. — Walter Pater · 1873Intellectual history1 quote
Every intellectual product must be judged from the point of view of the age and the people in which it was produced. — Walter Pater · 1873Learning from the past1 quote
By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves. — William Hazlitt · 1827Past and present1 quote
Naturally, every age thinks that all ages before it were prejudiced, and today we think this more than ever and are just as wrong as all previous ages that thought so. — Carl Jung · 1952The past1 quote
By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves. — William Hazlitt · 1827