At least I will learn this melody before I die
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| - | 'While the [[hemlock]] was being prepared, [[Socrates]] was learning a melody on the [[flute]]. "What use will that be to you?", he was asked. "[[At least I will learn this melody before I die]]." --[[Emil Cioran]], ''[[Drawn and Quartered]]'' | + | "While the [[hemlock]] was being prepared, [[Socrates]] was learning a melody on the [[flute]]. |
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| + | "What use will that be to you?", he was asked. | ||
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| + | "[[At least I will learn this melody before I die]]," he answered. | ||
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| + | The passage is found in ''[[Drawn and Quartered]]'' by [[Emil Cioran]] and is an illustration of [[knowledge for knowledge's sake]]. | ||
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| *[[Trial of Socrates ]] | *[[Trial of Socrates ]] | ||
| + | *[[Knowledge for knowledge's sake]] | ||
| + | *[[Useless knowledge]] | ||
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"While the hemlock was being prepared, Socrates was learning a melody on the flute.
"What use will that be to you?", he was asked.
"At least I will learn this melody before I die," he answered.
The passage is found in Drawn and Quartered by Emil Cioran and is an illustration of knowledge for knowledge's sake.
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