Antonio Gramsci ( About this sound listen 22 January 1891 – 27 April 1937) was an Italian neo-Marxist theorist and politician. He wrote on political theory, sociology and linguist...
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Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will. Antonio Gramsci
Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.
Man is above all else mind, consciousness that is, he is a product of history, not of nature Antonio Gramsci
Man is above all else mind, consciousness that is, he is a product of history, not of nature
If you beat your head against the wall, it is your head that breaks and not the wall. Antonio Gramsci
If you beat your head against the wall, it is your head that breaks and not the wall.
Pessimism of the spirit; optimism of the will Antonio Gramsci
Pessimism of the spirit; optimism of the will
I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will Antonio Gramsci
I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will
I live, I am partisan. This is why I hate those who do not take sides; I hate those who are indifferent Antonio Gramsci
I live, I am partisan. This is why I hate those who do not take sides; I hate those who are indifferent
The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born. Antonio Gramsci
The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born.
All men are intellectuals, but not all men have in society the function of intellectuals. Antonio Gramsci
All men are intellectuals, but not all men have in society the function of intellectuals.
Is it better to work out consciously and critically one's own conception of the world and thus, in connection with the labours of one's own brain, choose one's sphere of activity, take an active part in the creation of the history of the world. Antonio Gramsci
Is it better to work out consciously and critically one's own conception of the world and thus, in connection with the labours of one's own brain, choose one's sphere of activity, take an active part in the creation of the history of the world.
Common sense is a chaotic aggregate of disparate conceptions, and one can find there anything that one like. Antonio Gramsci
Common sense is a chaotic aggregate of disparate conceptions, and one can find there anything that one like.
Instrúyanse, because we will need all our intelligence. Conmuévanse, because we will need all our enthusiasm. Get organized, because we need all our strength. Antonio Gramsci
Instrúyanse, because we will need all our intelligence. Conmuévanse, because we will need all our enthusiasm. Get organized, because we need all our strength.
The whole of language is a continuous process of metaphor, and the history of semantics is an aspect of the history of culture; language is at the same time a living thing and a museum of fossils of life and civilisations. Antonio Gramsci
The whole of language is a continuous process of metaphor, and the history of semantics is an aspect of the history of culture; language is at the same time a living thing and a museum of fossils of life and civilisations.
