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The soul never thinks without a picture
That in the soul which is called the mind is, before it thinks, not actually any real thing
No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness
Possibly the words materialism and spirituality express two sides of one and the same fact
Our souls possess the unknown power of extending as well as contracting space
The most spiritual human beings, assuming they are the most courageous, also experience by far the most painful tragedies: but it is precisely for this reason that they honor life, because it brings against them its most formidable weapons
Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greater designs
The lack of wealth is easily repaired; but the poverty of the soul is irreparable
Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul
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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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