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Surely every one realizes, at some point along the way, that he is capable of living a far better life than the one he has chosen.
Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch
No man is great enough or wise enough for any of us to surrender our destiny to. The only way in which anyone can lead us is to restore to us the belief in our own guidance.
Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.
It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, nor even with the heart.
True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.
Life has to be given a meaning because of the obvious fact that it has no meaning.
Sex is one of the nine reasons for reincarnation. The other eight are unimportant.
It's good to be just plain happy, it's a little better to know that you're happy; but to understand that you're happy and to know why and how and still be happy, be happy in the being and the knowing, well that is beyond happiness, that is bliss.
I�m an egotist, but I�m not selfish. There�s a difference. I�m a neurotic, I guess. I can�t stop thinking about myself. It isn�t that I think myself so important... I simply can�t think about anything else, that�s all. If I could fall in love with a woman that might help some. But I can�t find a woman who interests me.
Tropic of Cancer
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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