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title: "2 Away Forever Quotes By Axel Munthe"
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> [“What you keep to yourself you lose, what you give away, you keep forever.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/axel-munthe/what-you-keep-to-yourself-you-lose-what-you-give-away-you-keep-forever/)

[Axel Munthe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/axel-munthe/)

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> [What you keep for yourself, you lose. What you give away, you keep forever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/axel-munthe/what-you-keep-for-yourself-you-lose-what-you-give-away-you-keep/)

[Axel Munthe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/axel-munthe/)

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## More by Axel Munthe

> [I want my house open to sun and wind and the voice of the sea, like a Greek temple, and light, light, light everywhere!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/axel-munthe/i-want-my-house-open-to-sun-and-wind-and-the-voice-of-the-sea-like-a/)

[Axel Munthe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/axel-munthe/)

> [My home shall be open for the sun and the wind and the voices of the sea - like a Greek temple - and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/axel-munthe/my-home-shall-be-open-for-the-sun-and-the-wind-and-the-voices-of-the/)

[Axel Munthe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/axel-munthe/)

> [The wild, cruel beast is not behind the bars of the cage. He is in front of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/axel-munthe/the-wild-cruel-beast-is-not-behind-the-bars-of-the-cage-he-is-in/)

[Axel Munthe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/axel-munthe/)

> [“What you keep to yourself you lose, what you give away, you keep forever.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/axel-munthe/what-you-keep-to-yourself-you-lose-what-you-give-away-you-keep-forever/)

[Axel Munthe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/axel-munthe/)

> [The soul needs more space than the body.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/axel-munthe/the-soul-needs-more-space-than-the-body/)

[Axel Munthe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/axel-munthe/)

> [What you keep for yourself, you lose. What you give away, you keep forever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/axel-munthe/what-you-keep-for-yourself-you-lose-what-you-give-away-you-keep/)

[Axel Munthe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/axel-munthe/)

> [A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself. He can live without hope, without friends, without books, even without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/axel-munthe/a-man-can-stand-a-lot-as-long-as-he-can-stand-himself-he-can-live/)

[Axel Munthe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/axel-munthe/)

> [“To my amazement, I have heard that there are people who have never seen a gnome. I can’t help pitying these people. I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/axel-munthe/to-my-amazement-i-have-heard-that-there-are-people-who-have-never/)

[Axel Munthe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/axel-munthe/)

> [Pasteur himself was absolutely fearless. Anxious to secure a sample of saliva straight from the jaws of a rabid dog, I once saw him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/axel-munthe/pasteur-himself-was-absolutely-fearless-anxious-to-secure-a-sample-of/)

[Axel Munthe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/axel-munthe/)

> [A dog gladly admits the superiority of his master over himself, accepts his judgment as final, but, contrary to what dog-lovers believe, he does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/axel-munthe/a-dog-gladly-admits-the-superiority-of-his-master-over-himself/)

[Axel Munthe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/axel-munthe/)

> [A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/axel-munthe/a-man-can-stand-a-lot-as-long-as-he-can-stand-himself/)

[Axel Munthe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/axel-munthe/)

> [Christ - an anarchist who succeeded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/axel-munthe/christ-an-anarchist-who-succeeded/)

[Axel Munthe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/axel-munthe/)

> [I was not a good doctor, my studies had been too rapid, my hospital training too short, but there is not the slightest doubt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/axel-munthe/i-was-not-a-good-doctor-my-studies-had-been-too-rapid-my-hospital/)

[Axel Munthe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/axel-munthe/)

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