He who does not know how to create should not know.

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That in man which cannot be domesticated is not his evil but his goodness.

That in man which cannot be domesticated is not his evil but his goodness.

Flowers are without hope. Because hope is tomorrow and flowers have no tomorrow.

Flowers are without hope. Because hope is tomorrow and flowers have no tomorrow.

Those who gave away their wings are sad not to see them fly.

Those who gave away their wings are sad not to see them fly.

He who goes step by step always finds himself level with a step.

He who goes step by step always finds himself level with a step.

If you do not raise your eyes you will think you are the highest point.

If you do not raise your eyes you will think you are the highest point.

They will say you are on the wrong road, if it is your own.

They will say you are on the wrong road, if it is your own.

My poverty is not complete: it lacks me.

My poverty is not complete: it lacks me.

What we pay for with our lives never costs too much.

What we pay for with our lives never costs too much.

Set out from any point. They are all alike. They all lead to a point...

Set out from any point. They are all alike. They all lead to a point...

Yes, I will go. I would rather grieve over your absence than over you.

Yes, I will go. I would rather grieve over your absence than over you.

God has given a great deal to man, but man would like something from man.

God has given a great deal to man, but man would like something from man.

Certainties are arrived at only on foot.

Certainties are arrived at only on foot.

I keep my hands empty for the sake of what I have had in them.

I keep my hands empty for the sake of what I have had in them.

He who does not fill his world with phantoms remains alone.

He who does not fill his world with phantoms remains alone.

Infancy is what is eternal, and the rest, all the rest, is brevity, extreme brevity.

Infancy is what is eternal, and the rest, all the rest, is brevity, extreme brevity.

The chains that bind us the most closely are the ones we have broken.

The chains that bind us the most closely are the ones we have broken.

What words say does not last. The words last. Because words are always the same,...

What words say does not last. The words last. Because words are always the same,...

I know what I have given you. I do not know what you have received

I know what I have given you. I do not know what you have received

Life is an error-making and an error-correcting process, and nature in marking man's papers will...

Life is an error-making and an error-correcting process, and nature in marking man's papers will...

He who knows others is learned; he who knows himself is wise

He who knows others is learned; he who knows himself is wise

When men and women are able to respect and accept their differences then love has...

When men and women are able to respect and accept their differences then love has...