“A man whose philosophy is only expressed through the words of others is not a man, nor a philosopher, but a parrot.”
Discussion
the irony is strong with this one .
All words are the words of others, we are all parrots, there’s no way around it. Shared language!
Since all thought is built upon the words and experiences of others, there is hardly an original thought to be found in all the world, whether in science or the humanities.
We all like to think we are original thinkers but we are only the sum total of the words and actions of those influencers that came before us and in turn before them...