usually when we speak of time we think of the measurement of duration, and not of duration itself. But this duration which science eliminates, and wh… - Henri Bergson

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usually when we speak of time we think of the measurement of duration, and not of duration itself. But this duration which science eliminates, and which is so difficult to conceive and express, is what one feels and lives.

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About Henri Bergson

Henri-Louis Bergson (18 October 1859 – 4 January 1941) was a major French philosopher, influential in the first half of the 20th century. He was awarded the 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Alternative Names: Henri-Louis Bergson H. Bergson Henry Bergson Henri Louis Bergson Berxon
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شاهدو الحياة كمتفرج لامبالٍ : الكثير من المآسي تتحول إلى كوميديا

The Eyes See Only What The Mind Is Prepared To Comprehend.

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A philosopher worthy of the name has never said more than a single thing: and even then it is something he has tried to say, rather than actually said. And he has said only one thing because he has seen only one point: and at that it was not so much a vision as a contact...

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