“We often have need of a profound philosophy to restore to our feelings their original state of innocence, to find our way out of the rubble of things alien to us, to begin to feel for ourselves and to speak ourselves, and I might almost say to exist ourselves.”
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Lichtenberg, G. C. (n.d.). We often have need of a profound philosophy to restore to our feelings their original state of innocence, to find our way out of the rubble of things alien to us, to begin to feel for ourselves and to speak ourselves, and I might almost say to exist ourselves. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/29231-we-often-have-need-of-a-profound-philosophy/
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Lichtenberg, Georg C. “We often have need of a profound philosophy to restore to our feelings their original state of innocence, to find our way out of the rubble of things alien to us, to begin to feel for ourselves and to speak ourselves, and I might almost say to exist ourselves.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/29231-we-often-have-need-of-a-profound-philosophy/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Lichtenberg, Georg C. “We often have need of a profound philosophy to restore to our feelings their original state of innocence, to find our way out of the rubble of things alien to us, to begin to feel for ourselves and to speak ourselves, and I might almost say to exist ourselves.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/29231-we-often-have-need-of-a-profound-philosophy/.