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Chaos demands to be recognized and experienced before letting itself be converted into a new order.

Hermann Hesse

My real self wanders elsewhere, far away, wanders on and on invisibly and has nothing to do with my life.
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Life Reality
Loneliness is the way by which destiny endeavors to lead man to himself.
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Destiny Lonely Man Wise
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
Youth ends when egotism does; maturity begins when one lives for others.
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End Live Maturity Youth
Age is a state of mind. Youth and age exist only among the ordinary people. All the more talented and exceptional of us; are sometimes old, just as we are sometimes happy, and sometimes sad.
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Age Happiness Mindset People Talent Youth
Only within yourself exists that other reality for which you long.
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Existence Reality Yourself
Whoever wants music instead of noise, joy instead of pleasure, soul instead of gold, creative work instead of business, passion instead of foolery, finds no home in this trivial world of ours.
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Business Creative Fools Home Joy Passion Pleasure
He had loved and he had found himself. Most people love to lose themselves.
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Found Himself Lose Love People
I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teaching my blood whispers to me.
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Book Stars Teaching
Beauty does not bring happiness to the one who possesses it, but to the one who loves and admires it.
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Admire Happiness Love
Every experience has its element of magic.
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Element Experience Magic
All life was a breath exhaled by God. All dying was a breath inhaled by God.
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Death Life Suffering
All higher humor begins with ceasing to take oneself seriously.
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Beginning Oneself Serious
Each man’s life represents a road toward himself.
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Discovery Journey Men
You are only afraid if you are not in harmony with yourself. People are afraid because they have never owned up to themselves.
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Afraid Harmony People Yourself
Every phenomenon on earth is symbolic, and each symbol is an open gate through which the soul, if it is ready, can enter into the inner part of the world, where you and I and day and night are all one.
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Night Soul World

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