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Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire by passing through its opposite.
I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it - you will regret both.
Don't forget to love yourself.
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him.
The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins.
The task must be made difficult, for only the difficult inspires the noble-hearted.
It is the duty of the human understanding to understand that there are things which it cannot understand, and what those things are.
“The greatest hazard of all, losing one’s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all. No other loss can occur so quietly; any other loss - an arm, a leg, five dollars, a wife, etc. - is sure to be noticed.”
A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the public; they thought it was a joke and applauded. He repeated it; the acclaim was even greater. I think that's just how the world will come to an end: to general applause from wits who believe it's a joke
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