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The deity is within you, not in ideas and books. Truth is lived, not taught.

Hermann Hesse

Loneliness is the way by which destiny endeavors to lead man to himself.
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Destiny Lonely Man Wise
It taught him how to listen — how to listen with a quiet heart and a waiting soul, open soul, without passion, without desire, without judgment, without opinion.
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Desire Heart Judgement Listening Opinion Passion Wait
I began to understand that suffering and disappointments and melancholy are there not to vex us or cheapen us or deprive us of our dignity but to mature and transfigure us.
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Dignity Disappointment Suffering Understand
I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.
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Believe Faith Goodness Inspirational Transformation
The true profession of a man is to find his way to himself.
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Himself Inspirational Men Profession True
If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn’t part of ourselves doesn’t disturb us.
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Deep Hate Ourselves Philosophy Spiritual
The best weapons against the infamies of life are courage, wilfulness and patience. Courage strenthens, wilfulness is fun and patience provides tranquility.
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Courage Fun Life Patience Tranquility Weapon
Oh, love isn’t there to make us happy. I believe it exists to show us how much we can endure.
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Believe Deep Endurance Happiness Life Love Perspective
Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.
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Happiness Object Talent
The truth is lived, not taught.
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Learning Literature Truth
When you like someone, you like them in spite of their faults. When you love someone, you love them with their faults.
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Communication Love Relationship
There is no reality except the one contained within us.
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Exception Philosophy Reality
Gentleness is stronger than severity, water is stronger than rock, love is stronger than force.
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Force Love Strong
The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird flies to God. The God’s name is Abraxas.
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Born Destroy Fight God Philosophy World
A longing to wander tears my heart when I hear trees rustling in the wind at evening.
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Heart Myself Nature Tears Tree
Happiness is love, nothing else. A man who is capable of love is happy.
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Happiness Love Men

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