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Quote by Friedrich Schiller
It would be necessary that they should be already sages to love wisdom: a truth that was felt at once by him to whom philosophy owes its name.
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The quote points to a paradox in the idea of loving wisdom: people would already need to be sages, or wise people, in order to love wisdom fully. It presents this as a truth recognized by the person associated with giving philosophy its name. The wording suggests that genuine wisdom and the desire for wisdom are closely connected.
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