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Meaning
The quote suggests that sensory experience shapes what we can know and understand. It also says that pleasure can be a path to clearer understanding, even when our knowledge has limits. The idea is that senses do not remove boundaries, but help us work within them.
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Knowledge
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
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About Dejan Stojanovic
Serbian American poet and writer
Dejan Stojanovic is a Serbian American poet, writer, essayist, philosopher, businessman, and former journalist. His work is marked by a distinct way of thinking and a reflective tone that often touches on philosophy. His poetry is described as built around a recognizable system of thought, with literary techniques that approach philosophical reflection. Critic Petar V. Arbutina placed him among the small circle of poets who have been a leading creative force in Serbian poetry in recent decades.
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