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I claim that human mind or human society is not divided into watertight compartments called social, political and religious. All act and react upon one another
Human society is a ceaseless growth, an unfoldment in terms of spirituality
Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation
Society is now one polished horde, formed of two mighty tries, the Bores and Bored
It is a very hard undertaking to seek to please everybody
All styles are good except the tiresome kind
It is easier to stay out than get out
In the society, where people are just parts in a larger machine, individuals are unable to develop fully
The distinctions separating the social classes are false; in the last analysis they rest on force
It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely
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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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