Hippolyte Taine

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Critic, historian, and philosopher · French · 1828–1893

French critic, historian, and philosopher (1828–1893)

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“The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.”

“I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.”

“There are four varieties in society the lovers the ambitious observers and fools. The fools are the happiest.”

“There are four varieties in society the lovers the ambitious observers and fools. The fools are the happiest.”

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“I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.”
— Hippolyte Taine
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“Not only does the State do the work badly on a domain not its own, bunglingly, at greater cost, and with less fruit than spontaneous organizations, but, again, through the legal monopoly which it d...”
— Hippolyte Taine
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“The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.”
— Hippolyte Taine
cats

“There are four varieties in society the lovers the ambitious observers and fools. The fools are the happiest.”
— Hippolyte Taine
society social

“There are four varieties in society the lovers the ambitious observers and fools. The fools are the happiest.”
— Hippolyte Taine
society social