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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.

Hermann Hesse

You are willing to die, you coward, but not to live.
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Death Live Willing
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
Passion is always a mystery and unaccountable, and unfortunately there is no doubt that life does not spare its purest children; often it is just the most deserving people who cannot help loving those that destroy them.
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Break Up Children Deserve Destroy Love Mystery Passion
A house without books is a poor house, even if beautiful rugs are covering its floors and precious wallpapers and pictures cover its walls
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Beautiful Book Wall
I realize today that nothing in the world is more distasteful to a man than to take the path that leads to himself.
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Himself Leadership Men Path World
Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud.
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Communication Deep Different Talk
People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.
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Character Courage Inspirational
The deity is within you, not in ideas and books. Truth is lived, not taught.
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Book Deep Ideas Taught Truth
You must find your dream, then the way becomes easy.
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Dream Easy Inspirational Way
The river is everywhere.
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One Liner River
The true profession of a man is to find his way to himself.
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Himself Inspirational Men Profession True
Loneliness is the way by which destiny endeavors to lead man to himself.
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Destiny Lonely Man Wise
Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.
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Laughter Learning Serious
Only within yourself exists that other reality for which you long.
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Existence Reality Yourself
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
We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps.
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Path Philosophy

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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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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