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- Nothing is harder, yet nothing is more necessary, than to speak of certain things whose existence is neither demonstrable nor probable. The very fact that…
- For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers. I revere them when they live in tribes and families, in forests and groves. And…
- Age is a state of mind. Youth and age exist only among the ordinary people. All the more talented and exceptional of us; are sometimes…
- All birth means separation from the All, the confinement within limitation, the separation from God, the pangs of being born ever anew. The return into…
- Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world's…
- What constitutes a real, live human being is more of a mystery than ever these days, and men each one of whom is a valuable,…
- Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world's…
- Most men will not swim before they are able to.” Is that not witty? Naturally, they won't swim! They are born for the solid earth,…
- To hold our tongues when everyone is gossiping, to smile without hostility at people and institutions, to compensate for the shortage of love in the…
- I have always been a great dreamer. In dreams I have always been more active than in my real life, and these shadows sapped me…
- How absurd these words are, such as beast and beast of prey. One should not speak of animals in that way. They may be terrible…
- Love is like death. It is fulfillment and an evening after which nothing more may follow.
- He had thought more than other men, and in matters of the intellect he had that calm objectivity, that certainty of thought and knowledge, such…
- You're quite right there," he said. "I have practiced abstinence myself for years, and had my time of fasting, too, but now I find myself…
- No, I'm not religious, I'm sorry to say. But I was once and shall be again. There is no time now to be religious." "No…
- I realize that some people will not believe that a child of little more than ten years is capable of having such feelings. My story…
- Let me say no more. Words do no justice to the hidden meaning. Everything immediately becomes slightly different when it is expressed in words, a…
- Look: We hate nothing that exists, not even death, suffering and dying, does not horrify our souls, as long as we learn more deeply to…
- Painting is marvelous; it makes you happier and more patient. Afterwards you do not have black fingers as with writing, but blue and red ones.
- I do want more. I am not content with being happy. I was not made for it. It is not my destiny. My destiny is…
- I realize today that nothing in the world is more distasteful to a man than to take the path that leads to himself.
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