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Neither sex, without some fertilization of the complimentary characters of the other, is capable of the highest reaches of human endeavor
Man is not the sum of what he has already, but rather the sum of what he does not yet have, of what he could have
Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does
Life has no meaning the moment you loose the illusion of being eternal
Life begins on the other side of despair
It is only in our decisions that we are important
It disturbs me no more to find men base, unjust, or selfish than to see apes mischievous, wolves savage, or the vulture ravenous
I confused things with their names: that is belief
Generosity is nothing else than a craze to possess. All which I abandon, all which I give, I enjoy in a higher manner through the fact that I give it away. To give is to enjoy possessively the object which one gives
Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you
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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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