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Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.

Hermann Hesse

Only within yourself exists that other reality for which you long.
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Existence Reality Yourself
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
Faith and doubt go hand in hand, they are complementaries. One who never doubts will never truly believe.
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Believe Doubt Hands
Those who cannot think or take responsibility for themselves need, and clamor for, a leader.
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Leadership Responsibility Thinking
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
The river is everywhere.
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One Liner River
The bourgeois prefers comfort to pleasure, convenience to liberty, and a pleasant temperature to the deathly inner consuming fire.
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Comfortable Death Fire Liberty
The deity is within you, not in ideas and books. Truth is lived, not taught.
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Book Deep Ideas Taught Truth
Art is the contemplation of the world in a state of grace.
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Art Grace World
Every experience has its element of magic.
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Element Experience Magic
Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.
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Laughter Learning Serious
Loneliness is the way by which destiny endeavors to lead man to himself.
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Destiny Lonely Man Wise
You must find your dream, then the way becomes easy.
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Dream Easy Inspirational Way
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
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
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

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