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Thomas Mann Quotes

Life is not the means for the achievement of an esthetic ideal of perfection; on the contrary, the work is an ethical symbol of life.

Source:Reflections of a Non-Political Man (1918)
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  • Name: Thomas Mann
  • Profession: Writer, Novelist
  • Born: June 6, 1875 - August 12, 1955
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