English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:
Walter Benjamin Quotes

Walter Benjamin quotes about memories

Deutsch Critic, Philosopher July 15, 1892 – September 27, 1940

Walter Benjamin quotes in french
Walter Benjamin quotes in russian
Walter Benjamin quotes in german
 Cite this Page: Citation

Quotes

Walter Benjamin quote: "The work of memory collapses time."
The work of memory collapses time. Walter Benjamin
Walter Benjamin quote: "Books, too, begin like the week? with a day of rest in memory..."
Books, too, begin like the week? with a day of rest in memory of their creation. The preface is their Sunday. Walter Benjamin
Memory is not an instrument for surveying the past but its theater. It is the medium of past experience, just as the earth is the medium in which dead cities lie buried. He who seeks to approach his own buried past must conduct himself like a man digging. Walter Benjamin
Memory is not an instrument for exploring the past but its theatre. It is the medium of past experience, as the ground is the medium in which dead cities lie interred. Walter Benjamin
Walter Benjamin quote: "Every passion borders on chaos, that of the collector on the..."
Every passion borders on chaos, that of the collector on the chaos of memory. Walter Benjamin
Walter Benjamin quote: "Every passion borders on the chaotic, but the collector's..."
Every passion borders on the chaotic, but the collector's passion borders on the chaos of memories. Walter Benjamin

Popular Author

Related Authors