It does me good to write a letter which is not a response to a demand, a gratuitous letter, so to speak, which has accumulated in me like the waters of a reservoir.

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Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything except his own nature.

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything except his own nature.

The prisoner is not the one who has commited a crime, but the one who...

The prisoner is not the one who has commited a crime, but the one who...

Moralities, ethics, laws, customs, beliefs, doctrines - these are of trifling import. All that matters...

Moralities, ethics, laws, customs, beliefs, doctrines - these are of trifling import. All that matters...

Music is a beautiful opiate, if you don't take it too seriously

Music is a beautiful opiate, if you don't take it too seriously

The world is the mirror of myself dying.

The world is the mirror of myself dying.

The real leader has no need to lead he is content to point the way

The real leader has no need to lead he is content to point the way

Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it...

Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it...

One of the reasons why so few of us ever act, instead of react, is...

One of the reasons why so few of us ever act, instead of react, is...

Music is a beautiful opiate, if you don't take it too seriously.

Music is a beautiful opiate, if you don't take it too seriously.

The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer,...

The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer,...

Life, as it is called, is for most of us one long postponement.

Life, as it is called, is for most of us one long postponement.

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...

Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine.

Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine.

The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the...

The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the...

To live without killing is a thought which could electrify the world, if men were...

To live without killing is a thought which could electrify the world, if men were...

My books are the books that I am, the confused man, the negligent man, the...

My books are the books that I am, the confused man, the negligent man, the...

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 ordinary man is involved in action, the hero acts. An immense difference.

The ordinary man is involved in action, the hero acts. An immense difference.

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...

Actors die so loud.

Actors die so loud.