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A man should not strive to eliminate his complexes but to get into accord with them: they are legitimately what directs his conduct in the world
You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was
Without knowing what I am and why I am here, life is impossible
Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves
It is as hard to see oneself as to look backwards without turning around
Explore thyself. Herein are demanded the eye and the nerve
Be faithful to that which exists within yourself
Know thyself! A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever observes himself arrests his own development. A caterpillar who wanted to know itself well would never become a butterfly
He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened
One should examine oneself for a very long time before thinking of condemning others
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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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