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“The attempt to escape from pain, is what creates more pain.”
“The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.”
“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.”
“A picture is worth a thousand words.”
“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
“Fairness is what justice really is.”
“Only when one allows themself the right to die, do they then give yourself the permission to live.”
“When your intuition is strong, follow it.”
“Can one desire too much of a good thing?.”
“Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.”
“The real secret of success is enthusiasm.”
“Study until twenty-five, investigation until forty, profession until sixty, at which age I would have him retired on a double allowance.”
“You can't get to a place that you don't believe exists.”
“He who knows no hardships will know no hardihood. He who faces no calamity will need no courage. Mysterious though it is, the characteristics in human nature which we love best grow in a soil with a strong mixture of troubles.”
“Note that this journey is uniquely yours, no one elses. So the path has to be your own.”
“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”
“The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men.”
“I like this place and willingly could waste my time in it.”
“Every drop in the ocean counts. ”
“The best dreams happen when you're awake.”
“One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.”
“Time is never wasted, when you’re wasted all the time.”
“History is a set of lies agreed upon.”
“Unity is strength, division is weakness.”
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