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I said to myself that maturity consisted in accepting the turn that existence had taken without getting too upset, following a path between daily practices and theoretical achievements, learning to see oneself, know oneself, in expectation of great changes.
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another
A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity
A man's maturity consists in having found again the seriousness one had as a child, at play
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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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