One can only become a philosopher, but not be one. As one believes he is a philosopher, he stops being one.

One can only become a philosopher, but not be one. As one believes he is a philosopher, he stops being one.

一个人只能成为哲学家，但不能成为哲学家。当一个人相信自己是哲学家时，他就不再是哲学家了。

-- Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel 卡尔·威廉·施勒格尔