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The last act is the greatest treason. To do the right deed for the wrong reason.
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Act Greatness Reason Right Wrong
If you haven’t the strength to impose your own terms upon life, then you must accept the terms it offers you.
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Acceptance Life Strength Yourself
For us, there is only the trying. The rest is not our business.
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Business Ourselves
I can connect Nothing with nothing
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Connection Myself One Liner
It’s not wise to violate the rules until you know how to observe them.
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Rule See Wisdom
What is hell? Hell is oneself. Hell is alone, the other figures in it Merely projections. There is nothing to escape from And nothing to escape to. One is always alone.
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Alone Escape Hell Oneself Philosophy Spiritual
Most of the evil in this world is done by people with good intentions.
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Evil Goodness Intention People World
We have lingered in the chambers of the sea By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown Till human voices wake us and we drown.
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Deep Dream Fantasy Girl Human Sea Voice Wake Up
There is one who remembers the way to your door: Life you may evade, but Death you shall not.
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Death Life Oneself Remember Yourself
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
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Inspirational Possible Risk
An election is coming. Universal peace is declared and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.
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Election Fake Live Peace Politics
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
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Humanity Reality
We do not pass through the same door twice Or return to the door through which we did not pass.
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Philosophy Place Travel
There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music.
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Fear Feeling Grief Music
Do I dare Disturb the universe?
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Dare Myself World
People to whom nothing has ever happened cannot understand the unimportance of events.
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Importance People Understand

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