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...

The greatest explorer on this earth never takes voyages as long as those of the...

The greatest explorer on this earth never takes voyages as long as those of the...

To the question of your life you are the answer, and to the problems of...

To the question of your life you are the answer, and to the problems of...

Protect your enthusiasm from the negativity and fear of others. Never decide to do nothing...

Protect your enthusiasm from the negativity and fear of others. Never decide to do nothing...

I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself.

I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself.

A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home...

A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home...

To dare to live alone is the rarest courage; since there are many who had...

To dare to live alone is the rarest courage; since there are many who had...

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.

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,...

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.

I... recommend to every one of my Readers, the keeping a Journal of their Lives...

I... recommend to every one of my Readers, the keeping a Journal of their Lives...

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...

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the...

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the...

You cannot fully understand your own life without knowing and thinking beyond your life, your...

You cannot fully understand your own life without knowing and thinking beyond your life, your...

You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of...

You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of...

There is an eternal landscape, a geography of the soul; we search for its outlines...

There is an eternal landscape, a geography of the soul; we search for its outlines...

Endurance is frequently a form of indecision.

Endurance is frequently a form of indecision.

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.

Learning how to operate a soul figures to take time.

Learning how to operate a soul figures to take time.

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...