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He who, to be happy, needs nothing but himself, is happy.

Berthold Auerbach

When the foot of the’ mountain is enveloped in mist, the mountain appears to us much loftier than it is; so also when the ground and basis of a disaster is not clear to us.
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Disaster Feet Mountain
When you have discovered a stain in yourself, you eagerly seek for and gladly find stains in others.
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Character Gladly Others Stains
It is only when one is thoroughly true that there can be purity and freedom. Falsehood always punishes itself.
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Falsehood Purity Truth
Some men, like modern shops, hang everything in their show windows; when one goes inside, nothing is to be found.
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Men Modern Window
We consider it tedious to talk of the weather, and yet there is nothing more important.
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Important Tedious Weather
In Nature there is no dirt, everything is in the right condition; the swamp and the worm, as well as the grass and the bird,-all is there for itself.
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Bird Nature Swamp
Liberty is from God; liberties, from the devil.
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Devil God Liberty
Weak men are easily put out of humor. Oil freezes quicker than water.
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Anger Men Person Weak
Why has no religion this command before all others: Thou shalt work?
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Command Work
Solitude has a healing consoler, friend, companion: it is work.
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Companion Healing Solitude
If you sound great in the practice room, you’re practicing the wrong thing. Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
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Dust Practice Soul
Only he is free who cultivates his own thoughts and strives without fear to do justice to them.
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Fear Justice Strive
The vain being is the really solitary being.
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Solitary Vain Vanity
Being alone when one’s belief is firm, is not to be alone.
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Alone Belief Firm
Years teach us more than books.
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Inspirational Life Wisdom
Gratitude is a soil on which joy thrives.
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Gratitude Joy Soil

He who, to be happy, needs nothing but himself, is happy.

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