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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
Muskan Singh

Quote of the Day by German Jewish philosopher Walter Benjamin: 'The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as...'- Inspiring life lessons on memory, past and why some moments can never be recreated by the man of letters

Quote of the Day by Walter Benjamin: We often believe that if we think hard enough, we can perfectly remember the past. We revisit old photographs, replay conversations in our minds, and wish we could relive certain moments exactly as they happened. But German philosopher and literary critic Walter Benjamin believed the past works differently.

His famous quote reminds us that memories are fleeting. The past appears only in brief flashes, and once those moments disappear, they can never be captured in exactly the same way again.

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