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If men cease to believe that they will one day become gods then they will...

If men cease to believe that they will one day become gods then they will...

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to...

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to...

The only peace, the only security, is in fulfillment.

The only peace, the only security, is in fulfillment.

In the beginning was the Word. Man acts it out. He is the act, not...

In the beginning was the Word. Man acts it out. He is the act, not...

The new always carries with it the sense of violation, of sacrilege. What is dead...

The new always carries with it the sense of violation, of sacrilege. What is dead...

Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine.

Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine.

Americans can eat garbage, provided you sprinkle it liberally with ketchup, mustard, chili sauce, Tabasco...

Americans can eat garbage, provided you sprinkle it liberally with ketchup, mustard, chili sauce, Tabasco...

The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it...

The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it...

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.

The world is the mirror of myself dying.

The world is the mirror of myself dying.

Plots and character don't make life. Life is here and now, anytime you say the...

Plots and character don't make life. Life is here and now, anytime you say the...

The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing...

The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing...

Sex is one of the nine reasons for reincarnation. . .The other eight are unimportant

Sex is one of the nine reasons for reincarnation. . .The other eight are unimportant

The stabbing horror of life is not contained in calamities and disasters, because these things...

The stabbing horror of life is not contained in calamities and disasters, because these things...

Instead of asking 'How much damage will the work in question bring about?' why not...

Instead of asking 'How much damage will the work in question bring about?' why not...

Whatever I do is done out of sheer joy; I drop my fruits like a...

Whatever I do is done out of sheer joy; I drop my fruits like a...

When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to...

When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to...

The Teutons have been singing the swan song ever since they entered the ranks of...

The Teutons have been singing the swan song ever since they entered the ranks of...

Back of every creation, supporting it like an arch, is faith. Enthusiasm is nothing: it...

Back of every creation, supporting it like an arch, is faith. Enthusiasm is nothing: it...

One can be absolutely truthful and sincere even though admittedly the most outrageous liar. Fiction...

One can be absolutely truthful and sincere even though admittedly the most outrageous liar. Fiction...