Man never knows what he wants; he aspires to penetrate mysteries and as soon as he has, he wants to reestablish them. Ignorance irritates him and knowledge cloys.

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Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits...

Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits...

There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more...

There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more...

No single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live...

No single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live...

People don't change, they just become a clearer version of who they really are.

People don't change, they just become a clearer version of who they really are.

Too many teenagers are worried about love and finding it. This is the time to...

Too many teenagers are worried about love and finding it. This is the time to...

If in the last few years you haven't discarded a major opinion or acquired a...

If in the last few years you haven't discarded a major opinion or acquired a...

It is not only the most difficult thing to know oneself, but the most inconvenient...

It is not only the most difficult thing to know oneself, but the most inconvenient...

The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself.

The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself.

Resolve to be thyself; and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery.

Resolve to be thyself; and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery.

There are chapters in every life which are seldom read and certainly not aloud.

There are chapters in every life which are seldom read and certainly not aloud.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

Sometimes we must lose ourselves to find ourselves.

Sometimes we must lose ourselves to find ourselves.

Never mind searching for who you are. Search for the person you aspire to be.

Never mind searching for who you are. Search for the person you aspire to be.

The value of identity of course is that so often with it comes purpose.

The value of identity of course is that so often with it comes purpose.

When was the last time you woke up and realized that today could be the...

When was the last time you woke up and realized that today could be the...

In order to judge properly, one must get away somewhat from what one is judging,...

In order to judge properly, one must get away somewhat from what one is judging,...

Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he...

Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he...

Learning how to operate a soul figures to take time.

Learning how to operate a soul figures to take time.

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may...

Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may...