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Youth ends when egotism does; maturity begins when one lives for others.

Hermann Hesse

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
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
The deity is within you, not in ideas and books. Truth is lived, not taught.
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Book Deep Ideas Taught Truth
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
And all the voices, all the goals, all the yearnings, all the sorrows, all the pleasures, all the good and evil, all of them together was the world. All of them together was the stream of events, the music of life.
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Evil Goal Goodness Life Togetherness Voice
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
Opinions mean nothing; they may be beautiful or ugly, clever or foolish, anyone can embrace or reject them.
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Beautiful Clever Opinion
Life is waiting everywhere, the future is flowering everywhere, but we only see a small part of it and step on much of it with our feet
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Inspirational Life Positive
A magic dwells in each beginning, protecting us, telling us how to live.
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Beginning Live Magic Protection
Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.
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Inspirational Life Teaching Wisdom
Those who cannot think or take responsibility for themselves need, and clamor for, a leader.
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Leadership Responsibility Thinking
Never is a man wholly a saint or a sinner.
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Men One Liner Truth
Loneliness is the way by which destiny endeavors to lead man to himself.
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Destiny Lonely Man Wise
Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.
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Hold On Let Go Life Love Strength

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