Because of its tremendous solemnity death is the light in which great passions, both good and bad, become transparent, no longer limited by outward appearences.

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I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do...

I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do...

It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.

It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.

People commonly travel the world over to see rivers and mountains, new stars, garish birds,...

People commonly travel the world over to see rivers and mountains, new stars, garish birds,...

To cheat oneself out of love is the most terrible deception; it is an eternal...

To cheat oneself out of love is the most terrible deception; it is an eternal...

A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that...

A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that...

Take it and return it: the kiss of love

Take it and return it: the kiss of love

There is peace and rest and comfort in sorrow

There is peace and rest and comfort in sorrow

The more a man can forget, the greater the number of metamorphoses which his life...

The more a man can forget, the greater the number of metamorphoses which his life...

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.

The highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor...

The highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor...

Purity of heart is to will one thing.

Purity of heart is to will one thing.

It was completely fruitless to quarrel with the world, whereas the quarrel with oneself was...

It was completely fruitless to quarrel with the world, whereas the quarrel with oneself was...

To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.

To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.

The paradox is really the pathos of intellectual life and just as only great souls...

The paradox is really the pathos of intellectual life and just as only great souls...

Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.

Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.

Since boredom advances and boredom is the root of all evil, no wonder, then, that...

Since boredom advances and boredom is the root of all evil, no wonder, then, that...

Be that self which one truly is.

Be that self which one truly is.

During the first period of a man's life the greatest danger is not to take...

During the first period of a man's life the greatest danger is not to take...

I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my...

I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my...

Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living.

Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living.