It is not necessary that you leave the house. Remain at your table and listen. Do not even listen, only wait. Do not even wait, be wholly still and alone. The world will present itself to you for its unmasking,…

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I do not read advertisements. I would spend all of my time wanting things.

I do not read advertisements. I would spend all of my time wanting things.

In a certain sense the Good is comfortless.

In a certain sense the Good is comfortless.

How can one take delight in the world unless one flees to it for refuge?

How can one take delight in the world unless one flees to it for refuge?

Books are a narcotic.

Books are a narcotic.

Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of...

Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of...

My peers, lately, have found companionship through means of intoxication - it makes them sociable....

My peers, lately, have found companionship through means of intoxication - it makes them sociable....

My guiding principle is this: Guilt is never to be doubted.

My guiding principle is this: Guilt is never to be doubted.

The Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum.

The Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum.

No sooner said than done - so acts your man of worth.

No sooner said than done - so acts your man of worth.

My fear is my substance, and probably the best part of me.

My fear is my substance, and probably the best part of me.

In the fight between you and the world, back the world.

In the fight between you and the world, back the world.

Test yourself on mankind. It is something that makes the doubter doubt, the believer believe.

Test yourself on mankind. It is something that makes the doubter doubt, the believer believe.

Woman, or more precisely put, perhaps, marriage, is the representative of life with which you...

Woman, or more precisely put, perhaps, marriage, is the representative of life with which you...

The spirit becomes free only when it ceases to be a support.

The spirit becomes free only when it ceases to be a support.

Religions get lost as people do.

Religions get lost as people do.

...the books we need are the kind that act upon us like a misfortune, that...

...the books we need are the kind that act upon us like a misfortune, that...

I do not read advertisements - I would spend all my time wanting things

I do not read advertisements - I would spend all my time wanting things

How pathetically scanty my self-knowledge is compared with, say, my knowledge of my room. There...

How pathetically scanty my self-knowledge is compared with, say, my knowledge of my room. There...

One advantage in keeping a diary is that you become aware with reassuring clarity of...

One advantage in keeping a diary is that you become aware with reassuring clarity of...

A stair not worn hollow by footsteps is, regarded from its own point of view,...

A stair not worn hollow by footsteps is, regarded from its own point of view,...