Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Martin Buber
Born: February 8, 1878
Died: June 13, 1965 (aged 87)
Bio: Martin Buber was an Austrian-born Israeli Jewish philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a form of existentialism centered on the distinction between the I Thou relationship and the I It relationship.
Known for:
- I and Thou
- Between Man and Man (1948)
- Hasidism (1948)
- Zwei Glaubensweisen (1950)
Martin Buber Quotes