People commonly travel the world over to see rivers and mountains, new stars, garish birds, freak fish, grotesque breeds of human; they fall into an animal stupor that gapes at existence and they think they have seen something.

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Not just in commerce but in the world of ideas too our age is putting...

Not just in commerce but in the world of ideas too our age is putting...

Philosophy is life's dry-nurse, who can take care of us - but not suckle us.

Philosophy is life's dry-nurse, who can take care of us - but not suckle us.

Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not...

Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not...

Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself.

Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself.

To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.

To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.

Not just in commerce but in the world of ideas too our age is putting...

Not just in commerce but in the world of ideas too our age is putting...

Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.

Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.

What kind of power is it that dares intrude between me and my bride, the...

What kind of power is it that dares intrude between me and my bride, the...

To dare is to lose ones footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.

To dare is to lose ones footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.

I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my...

I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my...

The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins

The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins

Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.

Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.

Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living.

Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living.

People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not...

People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not...

There are, as is known, insects that die in the moment of fertilization. So it...

There are, as is known, insects that die in the moment of fertilization. So it...

Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you...

Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you...

If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because...

If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because...

The Master of Life's been good to me. He has given me strength to face...

The Master of Life's been good to me. He has given me strength to face...

We don't call a man mad who believes that he eats God, but we do...

We don't call a man mad who believes that he eats God, but we do...