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Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life.

Hermann Hesse

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
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
Your soul is the whole world.
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One Liner Soul World
His life oscillates, as everyone’s does, not merely between two poles, such as the body and the spirit, the saint and the sinner, but between thousands and thousands.
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Body Himself Life Sin Spirit
God does not send us despair in order to kill us; he sends it in order to awaken us to new life.
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Despair Hard Time Inspirational Kill Life Order Peace
Seeking means: to have a goal; but finding means: to be free, to be receptive, to have no goal.
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Freedom Goal Inspirational
Loneliness is the way by which destiny endeavors to lead man to himself.
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Destiny Lonely Man Wise
Solitude is independence.
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Alone Creativity Independence One Liner Solitude
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
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
A tree has something to say to us: Be still! Be still! Look at me!… Home is within you, or home is nowhere at all.
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Apperance Home Tree
Art is the contemplation of the world in a state of grace.
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Art Grace World
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
Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.
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Happiness Object Talent
The deity is within you, not in ideas and books. Truth is lived, not taught.
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Book Deep Ideas Taught Truth

Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life.

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