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There is no reality except the one contained within us. That is why so many people live such an unreal life. They take the images outside them for reality and never allow the world within to assert itself.

Hermann Hesse

A man who is ill-adjusted to the world is always on the verge of finding himself. One who is adjusted to the world never finds himself, but gets to be a cabinet minister.
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Be Yourself Deep Men Success World
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
What you call passion is not spiritual force, but friction between the soul and the outside world.
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Force Passion Soul Spiritual World
The man of power is ruined by power, the man of money by money, the submissive man by subservience, the pleasure seeker by pleasure.
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Men Money Nature Power Ruin
Youth ends when egotism does; maturity begins when one lives for others.
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End Live Maturity Youth
Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.
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Laughter Learning Serious
Those who cannot think or take responsibility for themselves need, and clamor for, a leader.
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Leadership Responsibility Thinking
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
You can ride, you can travel with a friend of your own; The final step you must take alone. No wisdom is better than this when known: That every hard thing is done alone.
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Alone Friendship Travel Yourself
You are willing to die, you coward, but not to live.
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Death Live Willing
No permanence is ours, we are a wave that flows to fit whatever form it finds.
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Ourselves Philosophy
The river is everywhere.
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One Liner River
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
Love must neither beg nor demand. Love must be strong enough to find certainty within itself. It then cease to be moved and becomes the mover.
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Demand Love Strength Strong
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

There is no reality except the one contained within us. That is why so many people live such an unreal life. They take the images outside them for reality and never allow the world within to assert itself.

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There is no reality except the one contained within us. That is why so many people live such an unreal life. They take the images outside them for reality and never allow the world within to assert itself.

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