IF THERE IS A GOD, HOW CAN YOU BEAR NOT TO BE?
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IF THERE IS A GOD, HOW CAN YOU BEAR NOT TO BE?
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GOD ALSO HAS HIS HELL: IT IS HIS LOVE OF MEN. TO ADMIRE TOO MUCH THE VIRTUES OF OTHERS CAN LOSE THE SENSE OF ONE’S OWN SO MUCH AND SO THAT BY NO LONGER EXERCISING THEM, ONE FORGETS THEM COMPLETELY WITHOUT RECEIVING THOSE OF OTHERS IN COMPENSATION.
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A LITTLE HEALTH HERE AND THERE IS THE BEST REMEDY FOR THE PATIENT.
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I HATE NARROW SOULS: THERE IS NOTHING GOOD AND ALMOST NOTHING BAD ABOUT THEM.
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ANYONE WHO FIGHTS MONSTERS SHOULD BE CAREFUL, IN THE FIGHT, NOT TO BECOME A MONSTER HIMSELF. AND AS FOR THE ONE WHO SCRUTINIZES THE BOTTOM OF THE ABYSS, THE ABYSS IN TURN SCRUTINIZES HIM. IT IS EASIER TO GIVE UP A PASSION THAN TO MASTER IT.
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YOU FORGET YOUR FAULT WHEN YOU HAVE CONFESSED IT TO ANOTHER, BUT USUALLY THE OTHER DOESN’T FORGET IT.
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THE WOMAN WHO KNOWS SHE IS NICELY DRESSED HAS NEVER HAD A COLD.
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GOD IS A THOUGHT THAT CURVES WHAT IS STRAIGHT, TURNS WHAT IS MOTIONLESS.
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IN ALL ASCETIC MORALITY, MAN ADORES A PART OF HIMSELF UNDER THE SPECIES OF GOD, AND FOR THIS HE NEEDS TO CHANGE THE REMAINING PART INTO A DEVIL….
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WHAT CAN I SAY? MAN IS NOTHING BUT A MISUNDERSTANDING OF GOD? OR GOD A MISUNDERSTANDING OF MAN?
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WHEN WE NO LONGER FIND THE GREATNESS OF GOD, WE NO LONGER FIND IT ANYWHERE, WE MUST DENY IT OR CREATE IT.
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IT IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER GOD SHOULD HAVE MORE GRATITUDE TO THE DEVIL, OR THE DEVIL MORE GRATITUDE TO GOD, THAT EVERYTHING HAS HAPPENED IN THIS WAY.
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THE INCREASE IN WISDOM CAN BE MEASURED EXACTLY ACCORDING TO THE DECREASE IN BILE.
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INSECTS BITE, NOT OUT OF SPITE, BUT BECAUSE THEY TOO WANT TO LIVE; SO DO CRITICS; THEY WANT OUR BLOOD AND NOT OUR PAIN.
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TO REACH YOUR IDEAL IS TO SURPASS IT, EVEN IF IT IS CUT.
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THE MOST SPIRITUAL AUTHORS PRODUCE THE MOST IMPERCEPTIBLE SMILE.
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WHAT IS ESSENTIAL AND INVALUABLE IN ALL MORALITY IS THAT IT IS A PROLONGED CONSTRAINT.
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WE HAVE NEVER LOOKED FOR EACH OTHER
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WE COME TO LOVE OUR DESIRE AND NO LONGER THE OBJECT OF OUR DESIRE.
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YOU WANT TO INCREASE TENFOLD, A HUNDREDFOLD? FIND ZEROS.
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ARE YOU A SLAVE? SO YOU CAN’T BE A FRIEND. ARE YOU A TYRANT? SO YOU CAN’T HAVE FRIENDS.
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BAD TASTE HAS ITS RIGHT AS MUCH AS GOOD TASTE. THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THE ONE WITH THE LONGEST MEMORY. LUXURY IS A FORM OF PERMANENT TRIUMPH OVER ALL THOSE WHO ARE POOR, BACKWARD, POWERLESS, SICK, UNSATISFIED.
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IT IS THE LEAST NOISY WORDS THAT STIR UP THE STORM AND THE THOUGHTS THAT LEAD THE WORLD COME ON DOVE’S FEET.
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MORE LIKE AN ENMITY OF A BLOCK THAN A FRIENDSHIP MADE OF GLUED WOOD.
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THE WOMAN IS GOD’S SECOND FAULT.
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A LOT OF BRIEF FOLLIES, THAT’S WHAT YOU CALL LOVE. AND YOUR MARRIAGE ENDS MANY BRIEF FOLLIES WITH A LONG FOOLISHNESS.
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WHAT DOESN’T DESTROY ME MAKES ME STRONGER.
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BY TRYING TO FIND THE ORIGINS, YOU BECOME A CANCER. THE HISTORIAN SEES BACKWARDS; HE ENDS UP BELIEVING BACKWARDS.
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PROMISE OF SCIENCE: MODERN SCIENCE AIMS FOR AS LITTLE PAIN AS POSSIBLE.
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AT THE BOTTOM, THERE IS ONLY ONE CHRISTIAN, AND HE DIED ON THE CROSS.
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HERE IS AN ENVIOUS MAN: DO NOT WISH HIM CHILDREN; HE WOULD BE JEALOUS OF THEM BECAUSE HE CAN NO LONGER BE THEIR AGE.
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WORSHIP MOTHERHOOD, THE FATHER IS NEVER JUST A COINCIDENCE.
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WHAT WE DO FOR LOVE IS ALWAYS BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL.
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THE WORM CURLS UP WHEN YOU WALK ON IT. IT’S FULL OF WISDOM. THIS REDUCES THE CHANCE OF GETTING STEPPED ON AGAIN. IN THE LANGUAGE OF MORALITY: HUMILITY.
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EGOISM IS THAT LAW OF THE PERSPECTIVE OF FEELING ACCORDING TO WHICH THE CLOSEST THINGS ARE THE GREATEST AND HEAVIEST WHILE ALL THOSE THAT MOVE AWAY DECREASE IN SIZE AND WEIGHT.
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AGAINST MANY DEFENDERS. THE MOST TREACHEROUS WAY TO HARM A CAUSE IS TO INTENTIONALLY DEFEND IT WITH THE WRONG REASONS.
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VIRTUE REMAINS THE MOST COSTLY OF ALL VICES, IT MUST REMAIN SO.
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SOMETIMES WE ONLY REMAIN LOYAL TO A CAUSE BECAUSE OUR OPPONENTS ARE ALWAYS INSIPID.
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OUR DEFECTS ARE THE EYES THROUGH WHICH WE SEE THE IDEAL.
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THE SNAKE THAT CAN’T CHANGE ITS SKIN DIES. THE SAME IS TRUE OF SPIRITS THAT ARE PREVENTED FROM CHANGING THEIR MINDS: THEY CEASE TO BE SPIRITS. BELIEFS ARE ENEMIES OF TRUTH MORE DANGEROUS THAN LIES.
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WHEN WE HAVE TO CHANGE OUR MINDS ABOUT SOMEONE, WE COUNT ON THEM FOR THE EMBARRASSMENT THEY CAUSE US.
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WE VALUE THE SERVICES THAT SOMEONE PROVIDES TO US BASED ON THE VALUE THEY PLACE ON THEM, NOT ON THE VALUE THEY HAVE FOR US.
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MARRIAGE IS THE MOST LYING FORM OF SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; THAT IS WHY IT ENJOYS THE APPROVAL OF PURE CONSCIENCES.
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POETS DO NOT HAVE THE MODESTY OF WHAT THEY EXPERIENCE: THEY EXPLOIT IT.
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ART MAKES THE ASPECT OF LIFE BEARABLE BY PLACING THE PANCAKE OF UNDECIDED THOUGHT ON TOP.
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IN MOST LOVES, THERE IS ONE WHO PLAYS AND THE OTHER WHO IS PLAYED; CUPID IS ABOVE ALL A SMALL THEATRE DIRECTOR.
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ANYONE WHO HAS PROBED THE DEPTHS OF THINGS CAN EASILY GUESS WHAT WISDOM THERE IS IN REMAINING SUPERFICIAL. IT IS THE SELF
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THE ADVANTAGE OF BAD MEMORY IS THAT YOU ENJOY THE SAME THINGS SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE ACTOR DOES NOT FEEL THE FEELING HE EXPRESSES. HE’D BE LOST IF HE FELT IT.
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KNOWLEDGE IS A WONDERFUL WAY FOR HUMANITY TO DESTROY ITSELF.
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WITH A LOUD VOICE IN YOUR THROAT, YOU ARE ALMOST INCAPABLE OF THINKING SUBTLE THINGS. LAUGHING IS REJOICING AT A PREJUDICE, BUT WITH A CLEAR CONSCIENCE.
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IN THE PAST THE SELF HID IN THE HERD; NOW THE HERD STILL HIDES IN THE DEPTHS OF THE SELF.
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A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN STILL HAS SOMETHING IN COMMON WITH THE TRUTH: BOTH GIVE MORE HAPPINESS WHEN YOU WANT THEM THAN WHEN YOU OWN THEM.
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THE MOST WIDESPREAD DEFECT OF OUR TYPE OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION: NO ONE LEARNS, NO ONE ASPIRES, NO ONE TEACHES… TO ENDURE LONELINESS.
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COHABITATION, TOO, HAS BEEN CORRUPTED
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MONKEYS ARE FAR TOO GOOD FOR MAN TO COME DOWN FROM THEM.
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ANYONE WHO WANTS TO ACT AND SPEAK ONLY ACCURATELY ENDS UP DOING NOTHING AT ALL.
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AND OFTEN THERE IS MORE BRAVERY TO HOLD BACK AND PASS: TO RESERVE YOURSELF FOR A MORE WORTHY ENEMY.
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THE ARCHITECT IS A KIND OF ORATORY OF POWER BY MEANS OF FORMS.
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SO DO WHAT YOU WANT
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WOMEN BECOME FOR LOVE COMPLETELY WHAT THEY ARE IN THE MINDS OF THE MEN THEY ARE LOVED BY.
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BECOME WHAT YOU ARE. DO WHAT ONLY YOU CAN DO. THE FRIEND MUST BE A MASTER IN THE ART OF GUESSING AND IN THE ART OF SILENCE.
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MOST MEN ARE FAR TOO BUSY WITH THEMSELVES TO BE MEAN.
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TO CREATE
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WE DO NOT ONLY ATTACK TO HURT SOMEONE BUT PERHAPS ALSO FOR THE SOLE PLEASURE OF BECOMING AWARE OF THEIR STRENGTH.
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YOU HAVE TO HOLD YOUR HEART, BECAUSE IF YOU LET IT GO, HOW FAST, THEN YOU’D LOSE YOUR MIND!
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THE SUFFERING OF OTHERS IS SOMETHING THAT MUST BE LEARNED: AND IT CAN NEVER BE FULLY LEARNED. COURAGEOUS PEOPLE ARE LED TO ACTION BY EXPOSING THEM TO MORE PERIL THAN IT IS.
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WHO DOESN’T BELIEVE IN HIMSELF, ALWAYS LIES.
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WOMEN MAY VERY WELL BEFRIEND A MAN; BUT TO MAINTAIN IT
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IT’S BETTER TO KNOW NOTHING THAN A LOT TO KNOW HALFWAY!
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MYSTICAL EXPLANATIONS ARE CONSIDERED PROFOUND; IN REALITY, THEY ARE FAR FROM EVEN SUPERFICIAL.
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EVERY COMMUNITY
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THE MORE ABSTRACT IS THE TRUTH YOU WANT TO TEACH, THE MORE YOU MUST SEDUCE THE SENSES IN ITS FAVOUR.
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POETS DO NOT HAVE THE MODESTY OF WHAT THEY EXPERIENCE: THEY EXPLOIT IT. ANYONE WHO HAS PROBED THE DEPTHS OF THINGS CAN EASILY GUESS WHAT WISDOM THERE IS IN REMAINING SUPERFICIAL. IT IS THE SELF
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THE STATE IS THE COLDEST OF COLD MONSTERS. HE LIES COLDLY; AND THIS IS THE LIE THAT COMES OUT OF HIS MOUTH: I, THE STATE, AM THE PEOPLE. IN REVENGE AND LOVE, WOMEN ARE MORE BARBARIC THAN MEN. MAN IS A ROPE STRETCHED BETWEEN THE ANIMAL AND THE SUPERMAN, A ROPE ABOVE AN ABYSS.
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OUR DUTIES
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WITH A LOUD VOICE IN YOUR THROAT, YOU ARE ALMOST INCAPABLE OF THINKING SUBTLE THINGS.
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WITHOUT MUSIC, LIFE WOULD BE A MISTAKE.
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FAMILIARITY IRRITATES A SUPERIOR BECAUSE IT CANNOT BE RETURNED.
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LAUGHING IS REJOICING AT A PREJUDICE, BUT WITH A CLEAR CONSCIENCE. THE MOST WIDESPREAD DEFECT OF OUR TYPE OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION: NO ONE LEARNS, NO ONE ASPIRES, NO ONE TEACHES… TO ENDURE LONELINESS.
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FORMULA OF MY HAPPINESS: A “YES”, A “NO”, A STRAIGHT LINE, A GOAL…
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WHAT IS GENIUS?
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THE INCREASE IN WISDOM CAN BE MEASURED EXACTLY ACCORDING TO THE DECREASE IN BILE. THE MOST SPIRITUAL AUTHORS PRODUCE THE MOST IMPERCEPTIBLE SMILE.
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IS LANGUAGE THE APPROPRIATE EXPRESSION OF ALL REALITIES? THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT I WANT A FAITH FOR ALL, NOT TO KNOW. WISDOM SETS LIMITS EVEN TO KNOWLEDGE.
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DANCES WITH FEET, WITH IDEAS, WITH WORDS, AND SHOULD I ALSO ADD THAT WE MUST BE ABLE TO DANCE WITH THE PEN?
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BECOME WHAT YOU ARE. DO WHAT ONLY YOU CAN DO.
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BELIEVE ME! BELIEVE ME! THE SECRET TO REAPING THE GREATEST FERTILITY, THE GREATEST ENJOYMENT OF LIFE, IS TO LIVE DANGEROUSLY! TRUTHS ARE ILLUSIONS THAT WE HAVE FORGOTTEN THEY ARE.
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IT IS DIFFICULT TO LIVE WITH HUMANS, BECAUSE IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP QUIET. WANTING TO FREE.
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I’M TOO PROUD TO BELIEVE THAT A MAN LOVES ME. IT WOULD REQUIRE HIM TO KNOW WHO I AM. THE GREAT MODERN WARS ARE THE RESULT OF HISTORICAL STUDIES.
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A MAN SEEMS TO HAVE CHARACTER MUCH MORE OFTEN BECAUSE HE ALWAYS FOLLOWS HIS TEMPERAMENT THAN BECAUSE HE ALWAYS FOLLOWS HIS PRINCIPLES.
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IN TRUE LOVE, IT IS THE SOUL THAT ENVELOPS THE BODY. MARRIAGE IS A LONG CONVERSATION.
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DOESN’T THE DANCER HAVE HIS EARS IN HIS TOES?
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ALL LOVE THINKS OF THE MOMENT AND ETERNITY, BUT NEVER OF DURATION. AMONG FRIENDS, IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL THAT SILENCE IS GOLDEN, BUT GOOD AND FRESH LAUGHTER IS EVEN MORE SO.
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THE ONE WHO PRAISES PRETENDS TO GIVE BACK, BUT, IN TRUTH, HE WANTS US TO GIVE HIM BACK!
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GOOD MEMORY; SOME PEOPLE FAIL TO BECOME THINKERS BECAUSE THEIR MEMORY IS TOO GOOD.
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EVERY DEEP MIND NEEDS A MASK. I WILL SAY EVEN MORE: AROUND EVERY DEEP SPIRIT, A MASK GROWS AND DEVELOPS UNCEASINGLY, THANKS TO THE ALWAYS FALSE, THAT IS TO SAY FLAT, INTERPRETATION OF EACH OF ITS WORDS, EACH OF ITS STEPS, OF THE SLIGHTEST SIGN OF LIFE IT GIVES.
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REMEMBER TO FORGET ABOUT IT.
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THE FLAME IS NOT AS BRIGHT FOR ITSELF AS FOR OTHERS AS IT ILLUMINATES; SO IS THE WISE MAN.
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BUDDHISM IMPLIES A VERY MILD CLIMATE, MORES OF GREAT AMENITY AND TOLERANCE, NO TRACE OF MILITARISM; AND ALSO THAT THE FOCUS OF THE MOVEMENT IS IN THE UPPER CLASSES AND EVEN SCHOLARS. SERENITY, PEACE, THE EXTINCTION OF ALL DESIRES IS THE SUPREME GOAL AND THIS GOAL IS ACHIEVED.
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MY JOY OF GIVING IS DEAD FROM GIVING.
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I AM NOT BUILDING NEW “IDOLS”; LET THE OLD ONES FIRST LEARN WHAT IT COSTS TO HAVE CLAY FEET.
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CHRISTIANITY WAS NOT “NATIONAL”, NOT RESERVED FOR ONE RACE
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EVERY WORD IS A PREJUDICE.
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ONE OF THE MOST COMMON ERRORS OF LOGIC IS THIS: SOMEONE IS TRUTHFUL AND SINCERE TOWARDS US, SO HE IS TELLING THE TRUTH.
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IN REALITY, THERE IS NO KINSHIP, FRIENDSHIP OR EVEN HOSTILITY BETWEEN RELIGION AND TRUE SCIENCE: THEY LIVE ON DIFFERENT PLANETS. ANY PHILOSOPHY THAT ALLOWS A TAIL OF A RELIGIOUS COMET TO LIGHT UP IN THE DARKNESS OF ITS ULTIMATE PERSPECTIVES GIVES RISE TO SUSPICION OF THE WHOLE PART OF ITSELF THAT IT PRESENTS AS SCIENCE: ALL THIS TOO, AS WE CAN IMAGINE, IS RELIGION, ALTHOUGH ADORNED WITH THE PUMPS OF SCIENCE.
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THE AUTHOR MUST GIVE THE FLOOR TO HIS WORK.
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WE NEED A CRITIQUE OF MORAL VALUES, WE MUST START BY QUESTIONING THE VERY VALUE OF THESE VALUES.
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WE HAVE NOT HESITATED TO GIVE THE “GOOD” MAN A HIGHER VALUE IN THE SENSE OF HUMAN PROGRESS, UTILITY AND PROSPERITY. WHAT IF THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE? WHAT IF THERE WERE ALSO A SYMPTOM OF REGRESSION IN THE “GOOD” THAT WOULD ALLOW THE PRESENT TO SOMEHOW LIVE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE FUTURE? SO THAT MORALITY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FACT THAT THE HUMAN TYPE HAS NEVER REACHED THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF POWER AND SPLENDOR?
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IN TRUTH, CONVICTIONS ARE MORE DANGEROUS THAN LIES.
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LEARN TO LOOK AWAY FROM YOURSELF TO SEE MANY THINGS, THIS HARDNESS IS NECESSARY FOR ALL THOSE WHO CLIMB MOUNTAINS.
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HE WHO KNOWS HOW TO COMMAND ALWAYS FINDS THOSE WHO MUST OBEY.
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IF YOU ARE PRAISED, IT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT YOUR OWN LIFE, BUT SOMEONE ELSE’S.
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IN MY OPINION, LIFE IS AN INSTINCT FOR GROWTH, DURATION, ACCUMULATION OF FORCES, POWER: WHERE THE WILL FOR POWER IS LACKING, THERE IS A DECLINE.
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MAN’S MATURITY IS TO HAVE REGAINED THE SERIOUSNESS OF PLAY THAT WE HAD WHEN WE WERE CHILDREN. IF YOUR EYE WERE SHARPER, YOU’D SEE EVERYTHING IN MOTION.
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BELIEFS MAY BE MORE DANGEROUS ENEMIES OF TRUTH THAN LIES.
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WHO KNOWS HE IS DEEP, TENDS TOWARDS CLARITY. WHOEVER WANTS TO APPEAR TO BE, TENDS TOWARDS DARKNESS; FOR THE CROWD HOLDS FOR DEEP ALL THAT THEY CANNOT SEE THE BOTTOM.
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AS SOON AS WE ARE SHOWN SOMETHING OLD IN AN INNOVATION, WE ARE CALMED DOWN. THE STATE THAT GENERATES THE RULE IS DIFFERENT FROM THE STATE THAT THE RULE GENERATES.
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MAN’S MATURITY: IT MEANS FINDING THE SERIOUSNESS WE HAD AT PLAY AS A CHILD.
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WHAT IS GREAT IN MAN IS THAT HE IS A BRIDGE AND NOT A GOAL: WHAT WE CAN LOVE IN MAN IS THAT HE IS A TRANSITION AND THAT HE IS A DECLINE.
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WHOEVER LIVES TO FIGHT AN ENEMY HAS EVERY INTEREST IN KEEPING HIM ALIVE.
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MANY PEOPLE ARE STUBBORN ABOUT THE PATH ONCE TAKEN, FEW ABOUT THE GOAL.
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THE PEOPLE WHO GIVE US THEIR FULL TRUST BELIEVE THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO OURS. THIS IS AN ERROR OF REASONING; DONATIONS CANNOT GIVE A RIGHT.
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TO WANT THE REAL THING IS TO ADMIT THAT YOU CAN’T CREATE IT.
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MAN IS A ROPE STRETCHED BETWEEN THE ANIMAL AND THE SUPERHUMAN, A ROPE ABOVE AN ABYSS.
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WE WILL IMMEDIATELY CONCLUDE THAT NO HAPPINESS, NO SERENITY, NO HOPE, NO PRIDE, NO ENJOYMENT OF THE PRESENT MOMENT COULD EXIST WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO FORGET.
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YOU DON’T SEE THE HIGH TOWERS RISE ABOVE THE HOUSES UNTIL YOU LEAVE TOWN. THE WOMAN IS NOT YET CAPABLE OF FRIENDSHIP: SHE ONLY KNOWS LOVE. FOR THE STRONG NOTHING IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN PITY. WE WANT FREEDOM AS LONG AS WE DON’T HAVE POWER; BUT IF WE HAVE POWER, WE WANT SUPREMACY.
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PASSIONS BECOME EVIL AND TREACHEROUS WHEN THEY ARE CONSIDERED WITH WICKEDNESS AND TREACHERY.
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WHOEVER FIGHTS MONSTERS MUST BE CAREFUL NOT TO BECOME ONE HIMSELF. NOW, WHEN YOUR GAZE PENETRATES LONG INTO THE DEPTHS OF AN ABYSS, THE ABYSS ALSO PENETRATES INTO YOU.
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MADNESS IS SOMETHING RARE IN THE INDIVIDUAL; IT IS THE RULE FOR GROUPS, PARTIES, PEOPLES, TIMES. MAN IS SOMETHING THAT MUST BE OVERCOME. THERE IS ALWAYS A LITTLE MADNESS IN LOVE BUT THERE IS ALWAYS A LITTLE REASON IN MADNESS. TO BE TRUE, FEW CAN!
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE
MY JOY OF GIVING IS DEAD, BECAUSE OF GIVING; MY VIRTUE HAS GROWN WEARY OF ITSELF IN ITS OVERABUNDANCE.
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I CANNOT SEE ATHEISM AS A RESULT, AN EVENT: IT IS A NATURAL INSTINCT IN ME. I AM TOO CURIOUS, TOO SCEPTICAL, TOO HAUGHTY TO ACCEPT A CRUDE ANSWER.
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GOD ALSO HAS HIS HELL: IT IS HIS LOVE OF MEN.
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THERE IS NOT ENOUGH LOVE AND KINDNESS IN THE WORLD TO ALLOW IT TO BE GIVEN TO IMAGINARY BEINGS
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HALF KNOWLEDGE TRIUMPHS MORE EASILY THAN COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE: IT CONCEIVES THINGS SIMPLER THAN THEY ARE, AND AS A RESULT FORMS A MORE GRASPABLE AND CONVINCING IDEA.
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DO NOT STRIP THE WOMAN OF HER MYSTERY. WHOEVER KNOWS HIMSELF TO BE DEEP TENDS TOWARDS CLARITY; WHOEVER WANTS TO APPEAR IT TOWARDS DARKNESS; FOR THE CROWD HOLDS AS DEEP EVERYTHING WHOSE DEPTH HE CANNOT SEE. THE HIGHER WE RISE, THE SMALLER WE APPEAR TO THOSE WHO CANNOT FLY. EVERY INDIVIDUAL COLLABORATES IN THE WHOLE COSMOS.
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE
WEALTH SHOULD ONLY BE POSSESSED BY PEOPLE OF SPIRIT: OTHERWISE, IT REPRESENTS A PUBLIC DANGER.
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DANCE IN ALL ITS FORMS CANNOT BE EXCLUDED FROM THE COURSE OF ANY NOBLE EDUCATION: DANCING WITH FEET, WITH IDEAS, WITH WORDS, AND SHOULD I ALSO ADD THAT ONE MUST BE ABLE TO DANCE WITH THE PEN?
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HOW MANY MEN COME TO THE LIGHT NOT TO SEE BETTER, BUT TO SHINE BETTER. AH! THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH THAT ONLY POETS HAVE EVER DREAMED.
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I TEACH YOU SUPERHUMAN. MAN EXISTS ONLY TO BE OVERWHELMED. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO OVERCOME IT?
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BUDDHISM IS A HUNDRED TIMES MORE REALISTIC THAN CHRISTIANITY, IT HAS IN ITS BLOOD THE HABIT OF POSING PROBLEMS COLDLY AND OBJECTIVELY, IT COMES AFTER A PHILOSOPHICAL MOVEMENT THAT LASTED HUNDREDS OF YEARS
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WHAT A DESERT THE GENIUS IS SURROUNDED BY!
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THE STRONG WILL IS ADMIRED BY EVERYONE, BECAUSE NO ONE HAS IT AND BECAUSE EVERYONE THINKS THAT, IF THEY HAD IT, THERE WOULD BE NO MORE LIMITS FOR THEM OR FOR THEIR SELFISHNESS.
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WHAT DOESN’T KILL ME MAKES ME STRONGER.
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HE WHO HAS A DEEP FAITH CAN AFFORD THE LUXURY OF SKEPTICISM.
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WHAT IS LOVE, THEN, IF NOT TO UNDERSTAND AND REJOICE WHEN YOU SEE SOMEONE ELSE LIVING, ACTING AND FEELING DIFFERENTLY FROM YOU, SOMETIMES EVEN THE OPPOSITE?
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MAN IS SOMETHING THAT MUST BE SURPASSED.
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THE ONE WHO PRAISES PRETENDS TO GIVE BACK, BUT, IN TRUTH, HE WANTS TO BE GIVEN.
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YOU START TO GUESS WHAT A PERSON IS WORTH WHEN HIS TALENT WEAKENS, WHEN HE STOPS SHOWING WHAT HE CAN. TALENT CAN BE AN ORNAMENT, AND ORNAMENT A HIDING PLACE.
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NATURE AND HISTORY ARE FUNDAMENTALLY IMMORAL.
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TO CREATE IS THE GREAT DELIVERANCE FROM SUFFERING, IT IS WHAT MAKES LIFE LIGHT.
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I HAVE GRADUALLY SEEN THE MOST GENERAL FLAW IN THE WAY WE TEACH AND EDUCATE. NO ONE LEARNS, NO ONE ASPIRES, NO ONE TEACHES TO ENDURE LONELINESS.
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EVERY MAN HIDES IN HIM A CHILD WHO WANTS TO PLAY.
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YOUR BAD LOVE FOR YOURSELF MAKES LONELINESS A PRISON FOR YOU.
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A THINKER SEES HIS OWN ACTIONS AS EXPERIENCES AND HIS QUESTIONS AS ATTEMPTS TO FIND SOMETHING. SUCCESS AND FAILURE ARE FOR HIM ANSWERS ABOVE ALL.
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MORALITY IS THE INSTINCT OF THE HERD IN THE INDIVIDUAL.
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LIFE IS NO LONGER CONCEIVED BY MORALITY: IT WANTS ILLUSION, IT LIVES BY ILLUSION…
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WE OFTEN REFUSE TO ACCEPT AN IDEA SIMPLY BECAUSE THE TONE OF VOICE IN WHICH IT WAS EXPRESSED IS UNPLEASANT TO US.
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THE OTHERS ARE ESSENTIALLY MIRRORS OF YOURSELF. YOU CAN ONLY LOVE OR HATE SOMETHING IN OTHERS IF IT REFLECTS SOMETHING YOU LOVE OR HATE IN YOU.
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YOU PAY A TEACHER BADLY BY ALWAYS REMAINING ONLY THE STUDENT.
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YOU HAVE TO HOLD YOUR HEART, BECAUSE IF YOU LET IT GO, HOW FAST, THEN YOU’D LOSE YOUR MIND.
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THE SNAKE THAT CAN’T CHANGE ITS SKIN DIES. THE SAME IS TRUE OF SPIRITS THAT ARE PREVENTED FROM CHANGING THEIR MINDS, THEY CEASE TO BE SPIRITS.
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MEN WITH DEEP THOUGHTS, IN THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER MEN, ALWAYS HAVE THE IMPRESSION OF BEING ACTORS, BECAUSE THEY ARE FORCED, TO BE UNDERSTOOD, TO SIMULATE A SURFACE.
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OUR DUTIES ARE THE RIGHTS THAT OTHERS HAVE OVER US.
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HE MAKES HIS WEAKNESSES A STRENGTH. WHAT DOESN’T KILL HIM MAKES HIM STRONGER. HE IS THE SUPERMAN.
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A LESSON WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU IN VARIOUS FORMS UNTIL YOU LEARN IT. ONCE YOU HAVE LEARNED IT, YOU CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT LESSON.
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CONSCIOUSNESS IS A SIMPLE ACCIDENT OF REPRESENTATION, AND NOT ITS ESSENTIAL ATTRIBUTE, AND WHAT WE CALL CONSCIOUSNESS, FAR FROM CONSTITUTING OUR INNER WORLD, REPRESENTS ONLY A PARTICULAR CASE, PERHAPS SICKLY.
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IF YOU HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS SUFFERING, BE AN ASYLUM FOR HIS SUFFERING.
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THE ALLEGED PARADOXES OF THE AUTHOR THAT A READER SHOCKS HIMSELF WITH ARE OFTEN NOT IN THE AUTHOR’S BOOK AT ALL, BUT IN THE READER’S HEAD.
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THERE ARE RARE NATURES THAT WOULD RATHER PERISH THAN WORK WITHOUT JOY: THESE MEN ARE METICULOUS AND DIFFICULT TO SATISFY, THEY DO NOT SETTLE FOR ABUNDANT GAIN, WHEN WORK IS NOT ITSELF THE GAIN OF ALL GAINS.
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WHAT WE DO IS NEVER UNDERSTOOD, ONLY PRAISED OR BLAMED.
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ART, AND NOTHING BUT ART! IT IS IT THAT ALLOWS US TO LIVE, THAT PERSUADES US TO LIVE, THAT STIMULATES US TO LIVE. ART IS MORE VALUABLE THAN TRUTH.
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IT IS MORE CONVENIENT TO OBEY ONE’S CONSCIENCE THAN ONE’S REASON: BECAUSE, WITH EACH FAILURE, THE CONSCIENCE FINDS IN ITSELF AN EXCUSE AND A CONSOLATION. THAT IS WHY THERE ARE STILL SO MANY CONSCIENTIOUS PEOPLE AND SO FEW REASONABLE PEOPLE.
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NEVER BEFORE HAS THE TRUTH CLUNG TO THE ARM OF AN UNCOMPROMISING MAN.
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THE CHARITY OF THE WISE MAN SOMETIMES PUSHES HIM TO APPEAR EMOTIONAL, ANGRY, HAPPY, SO AS NOT TO HURT HIS ENTOURAGE BY THE COLDNESS AND LUCIDITY OF HIS TRUE NATURE.
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NOTHING GOOD HAS EVER COME OUT OF THE REFLECTIONS OF THE MIND REFLECTING INTO ITSELF. IT IS ONLY SINCE THEN THAT WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO LEARN ABOUT ALL THE PHENOMENA OF THE MIND BY TAKING THE BODY AS OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLE, THAT WE HAVE BEGUN TO MAKE PROGRESS.
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WHEN PEACE REIGNS, THE BELLICOSE MAN MAKES WAR ON HIMSELF.
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CONSCIOUSNESS IS THE LAST AND LATEST EVOLUTION OF ORGANIC LIFE, AND THEREFORE THE LEAST ACCOMPLISHED AND MOST FRAGILE THING IN IT.
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THE SHORTEST ROUTE IS NOT THE STRAIGHTEST, BUT THE ONE ON WHICH THE MOST FAVOURABLE WIND BLOWS OUR SAIL: THIS IS WHAT THE RULES OF NAVIGATION TEACH. NOT OBEYING THEM IS OBSTINACY: FIRMNESS OF CHARACTER IS SPOILED BY STUPIDITY.
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KNOWLEDGE KILLS ACTION, TO ACT YOU HAVE TO BE OBSESSED WITH ILLUSION.
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ALL GREAT MEN ARE GREAT WORKERS, TIRELESS NOT ONLY TO INVENT, BUT ALSO TO REJECT, SIFT, MODIFY, FIX.
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THE IMPORTANCE OF LANGUAGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CIVILIZATION LIES IN THE FACT THAT MAN HAS LOCATED NEXT TO THE OTHER, A WORLD OF HIS OWN, A PLACE THAT HE CONSIDERED SOLID ENOUGH TO TAKE THE REST OF THE WORLD OUT OF ITS GONGS AND TAKE CONTROL OF IT.
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STRONG BELIEF ONLY PROVES ITS STRENGTH, NOT THE TRUTH OF WHAT YOU BELIEVE.
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WE RARELY BREAK OUR LEGS AS LONG AS WE CLIMB PAINFULLY IN LIFE, BUT WHEN WE START TO GET COMFORTABLE AND CHOOSE THE EASY PATHS.
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THE FIRST OPINION THAT COMES TO US WHEN WE ARE ASKED UNEXPECTEDLY ABOUT SOMETHING IS USUALLY NOT OUR OWN, BUT ONLY THE CURRENT OPINION, WHICH IS BASED ON OUR CASTE, OUR SITUATION, OUR ORIGIN; OUR OWN OPINIONS RARELY FLOAT ON THE SURFACE.
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WITHOUT MUSIC, LIFE WOULD BE A MISTAKE, AN EXHAUSTING TASK, AN EXILE.
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IN ORDER TO KNOW, WE MUST KNOW HOW TO USE THIS INNER CURRENT THAT LEADS US TO ONE THING, AND IN TURN, THE ONE THAT, AFTER A WHILE, TAKES US AWAY FROM IT.
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BELIEFS ARE PRISONS.
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IT IS DIFFICULT TO LIVE WITH HUMANS BECAUSE IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP QUIET.
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THE ONE WHO DOES NOT HAVE TWO THIRDS OF HIS DAY FOR HIMSELF IS A SLAVE, WHETHER HE IS WHAT HE WANTS: POLITICIAN, MERCHANT, CIVIL SERVANT, SCHOLAR.
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NO WINNER BELIEVES IN CHANCE.
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WHEN YOU WANT TO RAISE YOUR CONSCIENCE, IT KISSES YOU, BITING YOU.
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AMONG FRIENDS, IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL THAT SILENCE IS GOLDEN, BUT GOOD AND FRESH LAUGHTER IS EVEN MORE SO.
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WE WANT FREEDOM AS LONG AS WE DON’T HAVE POWER; BUT IF WE HAVE POWER, WE WANT SUPREMACY.
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THE MAN WHO DOES NOT FIND THE PATHS OF HIS OWN IDEAL LIVES A MORE FRIVOLOUS AND IMPUDENT LIFE THAN THE MAN WITHOUT AN IDEAL.
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DO NOT CONFUSE: ACTORS PERISH BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT PRAISED, REAL MEN BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT LOVED.
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AS LONG AS YOU ARE PRAISED, ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE NOT YET ON YOUR WAY, BUT ON SOMEONE ELSE’S WAY.
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MAY EVERYONE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIND PRECISELY THE CONCEPTION OF LIFE THAT ALLOWS THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR MAXIMUM HAPPINESS.
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THERE IS NO PART OF LIFE THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN A LESSON. IF YOU’RE ALIVE, THERE ARE LESSONS TO BE LEARNED.
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WHEN WE HAVE TO REVISE OUR JUDGMENT ON THE NEXT ONE, WE BLAME HIM FOR THE INCONVENIENCE HE CAUSES US.
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THE BELIEF THAT NOTHING CHANGES COMES EITHER FROM POOR EYESIGHT OR BAD FAITH. THE FIRST ONE CORRECTS ITSELF, THE SECOND ONE FIGHTS.
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UNIONS THAT ARE CONCLUDED OUT OF LOVE HAVE ERROR FOR FATHER AND NECESSITY FOR MOTHER.
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CULTURE IS ABOVE ALL A UNITY OF STYLE THAT MANIFESTS ITSELF IN ALL THE ACTIVITIES OF A NATION.
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ONCE THE DECISION HAS BEEN TAKEN, IT TURNS A DEAF EAR TO THE BEST OBJECTIONS: THIS IS A SIGN OF A FIRM CHARACTER.
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DYING OF THIRST IN THE OPEN SEA IS AWFUL. WHY PUT SO MUCH SALT IN YOUR TRUTH THAT IT IS NO LONGER EVEN GOOD AT QUENCHING THIRST.
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MAN NEEDS THE WORST IN HIMSELF IF HE WANTS TO ACHIEVE THE BEST.
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WHOEVER HAS A WHY THAT IS HIS GOAL, HIS PURPOSE, CAN LIVE WITH ANY WAY HE WANTS.
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THE MOST TREACHEROUS WAY TO HARM A CAUSE IS TO DEFEND IT, INTENTIONALLY WITH THE WRONG REASONS.
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ANGER, LIKE ALL PASSIONS, IS FIRST AND FOREMOST A STATE OF THE BODY. THIS IS THEN INTERPRETED. LATER, THE INTERPRETATION CAUSES THE STATE.
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EVERYONE BELIEVES THAT THE FRUIT IS THE ESSENTIAL PART OF THE TREE WHEN, IN REALITY, IT IS THE SEED.
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IF WE ARE SO COMFORTABLE IN THE WILDERNESS, IT IS BECAUSE SHE HAS NO OPINION OF US.
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LOVE IS THE STATE IN WHICH MEN HAVE THE GREATEST CHANCE OF SEEING THINGS AS THEY ARE NOT.
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WHAT WE DO BEST, OUR VANITY WOULD LIKE IT TO PASS FOR BEING THE MOST DIFFICULT.
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THE SUFFERING OF OTHERS IS SOMETHING THAT MUST BE LEARNED: AND IT CAN NEVER BE FULLY LEARNED.
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IT IS FUTILE TO CONSTANTLY WEIGH THE PROS AND CONS; MAKING MISTAKES FROM TIME TO TIME IS PART OF THE HUMAN CONDITION.
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YOU FORGET YOUR FAULT WHEN YOU CONFESS IT TO ANOTHER, BUT USUALLY THE OTHER DOESN’T FORGET IT.
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WHAT IS PAID FOR IS OF LITTLE VALUE; THAT IS THE BELIEF I WILL SPIT IN THE FACE OF MERCANTILE SPIRITS.
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A DELICATE SOUL IS EMBARRASSED TO KNOW THAT IT IS OWED THANKS, A COARSE SOUL TO KNOW THAT IT IS OWED.
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IT IS EASIER TO DEAL WITH YOUR BAD CONSCIENCE THAN WITH YOUR BAD REPUTATION.
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WHAT UPSETS ME IS NOT THAT YOU LIED TO ME, IT’S THAT FROM NOW ON, I WON’T BE ABLE TO BELIEVE YOU ANYMORE.
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WHAT MAKES IT HEROIC? AT THE SAME TIME, GO TO MEET HIS GREATEST PAIN AND HIS GREATEST HOPE.
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HOW MANY MEN COME TO THE LIGHT NOT TO SEE BETTER, BUT TO SHINE BETTER.
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WE LIE WELL WITH OUR MOUTHS, BUT WITH THE FACE WE MAKE AT THE SAME TIME, WE STILL TELL THE TRUTH.
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IN ANY PARTY, THERE IS A MAN WHO, BY PROFESSING WITH TOO MUCH FAITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE PARTY, INCITES OTHERS TO DESERT HIM.
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THE PHILOSOPHERS’ EFFORT TENDS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT CONTEMPORARIES ARE CONTENT TO EXPERIENCE.
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INJUSTICE IS NEVER FOUND IN UNEQUAL RIGHTS, IT IS FOUND IN THE CLAIM TO EQUAL RIGHTS.
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A CONCEPT IS AN INVENTION TO WHICH NOTHING CORRESPONDS EXACTLY, BUT TO WHICH MANY THINGS RESEMBLE.
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THE LOVE OF ONE BEING IS A BARBARIC THING, BECAUSE IT IS EXERCISED TO THE DETRIMENT OF ALL OTHERS.
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MORALITY IS ONLY AN INTERPRETATION OR MORE PRECISELY A MISINTERPRETATION OF CERTAIN PHENOMENA.
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LUXURY IS A FORM OF PERMANENT TRIUMPH OVER ALL THOSE WHO ARE POOR, BACKWARD, POWERLESS, SICK, UNSATISFIED.
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THERE’S ALWAYS A LITTLE MADNESS IN LOVE. BUT THERE’S ALWAYS A LITTLE REASON IN MADNESS.
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OUR CHARACTER IS DETERMINED BY THE ABSENCE OF CERTAIN EXPERIENCES EVEN MORE THAN BY THOSE WE DO.
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ADMIRATION OF A QUALITY OR ART CAN BE SO STRONG THAT IT PREVENTS US FROM TRYING TO GET POSSESSION OF IT.
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YOU DON’T SEE THE HIGH TOWERS RISE ABOVE THE HOUSES UNTIL YOU LEAVE TOWN.
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WHAT I WOULD PREFER IS TO LOVE THE EARTH AS THE MOON LOVES IT AND TO TOUCH ITS BEAUTY WITH YOUR EYES ONLY.
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SUFFERING IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR ITS CAUSE, WHILE PLEASURE TENDS TO STICK TO ITSELF AND NOT LOOK BACK.
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IT IS NOT A LACK OF LOVE, BUT A LACK OF FRIENDSHIP THAT MAKES MARRIAGES UNHAPPY.
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SOMETIMES PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO HEAR THE TRUTH, BECAUSE THEY DO NOT WANT THEIR ILLUSIONS TO BE DESTROYED.
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IN FAMILY LIFE, LOVE IS THE OIL THAT FACILITATES FRICTION, THE CEMENT THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER AND THE MUSIC THAT BRINGS HARMONY.
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DON’T YOU KNOW THAT IN EACH OF YOUR ACTIONS, THE WHOLE STORY OF BECOMING REPEATS ITSELF IN SHORT?
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YOU MUST BECOME THE MAN YOU ARE. DO WHAT ONLY YOU CAN DO. BE THE MASTER AND SCULPTOR OF YOURSELF.
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WE WILL RARELY BE WRONG IF WE REDUCE EXTREME ACTIONS TO VANITY, MEDIOCRE TO HABIT AND PETTY TO FEAR.
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OUR NEIGHBOUR IS NOT OUR NEIGHBOUR, IT IS THE NEIGHBOUR OF THE NEIGHBOUR.
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ANYONE WHO WANTS TO ACT AND SPEAK ONLY ACCURATELY ENDS UP DOING NOTHING AT ALL. THE MOST DANGEROUS ENEMY YOU MAY ENCOUNTER WILL ALWAYS BE YOURSELF.
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FAILED EXPERIMENTS ARE AS MUCH A PART OF THE PROCESS AS SUCCESSFUL ONES.
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EVERYTHING THAT HAS ITS PRICE IS OF LITTLE VALUE.
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THE BEST THING ABOUT RELIGIONS IS THEIR HERETICS.
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WHAT MATTERS IS NOT SO MUCH WHAT IS TRUE, BUT WHAT HELPS TO LIVE.
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WE CAN PROMISE ACTIONS, BUT NOT FEELINGS, BECAUSE THEY ARE INVOLUNTARY.
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THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS A STATE OF THE HEART.
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TO KNOW IS TO UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING IN OUR BEST INTERESTS.
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OPINIONS ARE BORN OF PASSIONS; LAZINESS MAKES THEM CRYSTALLISE INTO CONVICTIONS.
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A SINGLE MAN WITHOUT JOY IS ENOUGH TO CREATE A SAD MOOD IN AN ENTIRE HOUSE.
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NO ONE LIES AS MUCH AS AN OUTRAGED MAN.
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FERTILIZING THE PAST BY GENERATING THE FUTURE IS THE MEANING OF THE PRESENT.
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WE DEAL BETTER WITH OUR BAD CONSCIENCE THAN WITH OUR BAD REPUTATION.
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LOVE IS BLIND; FRIENDSHIP CLOSES ITS EYES.
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TO LIVE IS TO SUFFER. TO SURVIVE IS TO FIND MEANING IN THIS SUFFERING.
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WHAT IS GENIUS? HAVE A HIGH GOAL AND WANT THE MEANS TO ACHIEVE IT.
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ALL FORMS OF ABSOLUTES ARE PATHOLOGICAL.
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THE MOUTH MAY LIE, BUT HIS FACE THEN TELLS THE TRUTH.
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DO YOU WANT TO HAVE AN EASY LIFE? ALWAYS STAY CLOSE TO THE FLOCK, AND FORGET YOURSELF IN IT.
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WHEN YOU HAVE FAITH, YOU CAN DO WITHOUT THE TRUTH.
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WHAT MATTERS TO ME IS ETERNAL VIVACITY AND NOT ETERNAL LIFE.
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THE ONE WHO HAS A WHY THAT MAKES HIM LIVE CAN SUPPORT ALL THE WAYS.
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WHAT DOESN’T DESTROY US, MAKES US STRONGER.
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OUR GREATEST EXPERIENCES ARE OUR MOMENTS OF GREATEST PEACE.
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YOU HAVE TO START BY SHOWING RESPECT FOR YOURSELF: EVERYTHING ELSE WILL FOLLOW.
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IT IS NOT DOUBT THAT DRIVES YOU CRAZY; IT IS CERTAINTY.
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A WORK OF ART CAN ONLY BE READ BY SUCCESSIVE DEEPENING.
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THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH THAT ONLY POETS HAVE EVER DREAMED.
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WHOEVER FIGHTS THE DRAGON TOO MUCH BECOMES A DRAGON HIMSELF.
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ONLY THOSE WITH A LONG MEMORY ARE ABLE TO THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE. WHAT WE DO FOR LOVE IS ALWAYS ACCOMPLISHED BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL.
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DECIDE ONLY SLOWLY AND STICK ABSOLUTELY TO WHAT YOU HAVE DECIDED.
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TALKING A LOT ABOUT YOURSELF IS A WAY TO HIDE.
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FIGHTING WITH THE SAME WEAPONS AS YOUR ENEMY, YOU WILL BECOME LIKE HIM.
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THE HIGHER WE RISE, THE SMALLER WE APPEAR TO THOSE WHO CANNOT FLY.
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IT IS BETTER TO KNOW NOTHING THAN TO KNOW A LOT HALFWAY.
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THE FRIEND MUST BE A MASTER IN THE ART OF GUESSING AND IN THE ART OF SILENCE.
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THE VANITY OF OTHERS ONLY OFFENDS OUR TASTE WHEN IT SHOCKS OUR OWN VANITY.
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OUR DEFECTS ARE THE EYES WITH WHICH WE SEE THE IDEAL.
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HOPE IS THE WORST OF ALL EVILS SINCE IT PROLONGS THE TORMENTS OF MEN.
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THE ARTIST HAS THE POWER TO AWAKEN THE STRENGTH TO ACT THAT LIES DORMANT IN OTHER SOULS.
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TRUTHS ARE ILLUSIONS THAT WE HAVE FORGOTTEN THEY ARE.
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IN THE TRUE CONSCIOUSNESS OF KNOWLEDGE, THERE ARE NEITHER GREAT NOR SMALL THINGS.
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THE REQUEST TO BE LOVED IS THE GREATEST OF ALL ARROGANT PRESUMPTIONS.
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MUSIC OFFERS PASSIONS THE MEANS TO ENJOY THEMSELVES.
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WHAT FOLLOWS FROM PESSIMISM IS THE DOCTRINE OF THE ABSURDITY OF EXISTENCE.
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IT IS NOT THE INTENSITY, IT IS THE DURATION OF A GREAT FEELING THAT MAKES THE SUPERIOR MAN.
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BEWARE OF ANYONE IN WHOM THE INSTINCT TO PUNISH IS POWERFUL.
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LIFE NEEDS ILLUSIONS, THAT IS, UNTRUTHS THAT ARE CONSIDERED TRUTHS.
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WE START TO BE SUSPICIOUS OF VERY WISE PEOPLE AS SOON AS THEY ARE EMBARRASSED.
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