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Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn - exactly like its enemy, life. Thereby are
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"Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn - exactly like its enemy, life. Thereby are life and flames so often compared"

- Otto Weininger

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This quote by Otto Weininger is an extensive monitoring concerning the partnership in between life as well as fire. Fire is an effective force that can trigger damage, yet it is additionally needed forever to exist. Fire needs oxygen to shed, just like life requires oxygen to survive. This contrast between life as well as fire is typically made, as both are vital for the other to exist. Fire can be viewed as a metaphor permanently, as it can be both devastating and innovative. Fire can be used to develop warmth and also light, however it can additionally be utilized to cause destruction. In a similar way, life can be made use of to produce appeal and also happiness, yet it can likewise be utilized to cause destruction. This quote is a suggestion that life as well as fire are intertwined, and that both can be utilized for good or poor.

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Austria Flag This quote is written / told by Otto Weininger between April 3, 1880 and October 4, 1903. He/she was a famous Philosopher from Austria. The author also have 6 other quotes.

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