The Jesuit principle: withdrawal from the world—in order to… - Vilhelm Ekelund

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The Jesuit principle: withdrawal from the world—in order to act on the world—was frequently also the principle of genius.

Vilhelm Ekelund

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Vilhelm Ekelund (October 14, 1880 – September 3, 1949) was a Swedish poet and aphorist.

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Truth and beauty ... yield themselves only to whoever surrenders to them—as to a rescuer.

Whose is the world? Whose is thought? His who loves them.

Everything great has already been said. But the person who knows how to stimulate his soul with the magnificence of it is always something new.

The Jesuit principle: withdrawal from the world—in order to act on the world—was frequently also the principle of genius. - Vilhelm Ekelund

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