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Bernard Williams

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Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams (21 September 1929 – 10 June 2003) was an English philosopher. His publications include Problems of the Self (1973), Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy (1985), Shame and Necessity (1993), and Truth and Truthfulness (2002). He was knighted in 1999.

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Quotes from Bernard Williams

Talent is a flame. Genius is a fire.

—Bernard Williams

If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance.

—Bernard Williams

We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.

—Bernard Williams