Philosophy is itself the disease for which it pretends to be the cure: the wise man does not pursue ...

Philosophy is itself the disease for which it pretends to be the cure: the wise man does not pursue wisdom but lives his life, and therein precisely does his wisdom lie.

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2017 November 02	Link: https://books.google.com/books?id=FbqHCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA110&lpg=PA110&dq=Philosophy+is+itself+the+disease+for+which+it+pretends+to+be+the+cure:+the+wise+man+does+not+pursue+wisdom+but+lives+his+life,+and+therein+precisely+does+his+wisdom+lie.+bruce+lee&source=bl&ots=ux3h5kV3hg&sig=LpFnirv7x2jAjXo_fkqS3pJb5r0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi7tKP8k57WAhWIW7wKHcEdCQgQ6AEIMjAC#v=onepage&q=Philosophy%20is%20itself%20the%20disease%20for%20which%20it%20pretends%20to%20be%20the%20cure%3A%20the%20wise%20man%20does%20not%20pursue%20wisdom%20but%20lives%20his%20life%2C%20and%20therein%20precisely%20does%20his%20wisdom%20lie.%20bruce%20lee&f=false	Image evidence

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Bruce Lee

Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist, philosopher and filmmaker

November 27th, 1940 - July 20th, 1973