Quote by Raoul Vaneigem

Everything has been said yet few have taken advantage of it. Since all our knowledge is essentially banal, it can only be of value to minds that are not.

Everything has been said yet few have taken advantage of it.

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This quote suggests that although there is abundance of information and knowledge available to us, only a few individuals truly benefit from it. The speaker implies that the majority of knowledge might seem ordinary or commonplace, but its value lies in how it is perceived and utilized by open-minded individuals. In other words, those who possess curious and receptive minds are able to extract significance and make the most out of the knowledge that exists.

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