The Promised Land always lies on the other side of a Wilderness.

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Thinking in its lower grades, is comparable to paper money, and in its higher forms...

Thinking in its lower grades, is comparable to paper money, and in its higher forms...

A man must not swallow more beliefs than he can digest.

A man must not swallow more beliefs than he can digest.

There is nothing that war has ever achieved that we could not better achieve without...

There is nothing that war has ever achieved that we could not better achieve without...

The omnipresent process of sex, as it is woven into the whole texture of our...

The omnipresent process of sex, as it is woven into the whole texture of our...

Man lives by imagination.

Man lives by imagination.

A sublime faith in human imbecility has seldom led those who cherish it astray.

A sublime faith in human imbecility has seldom led those who cherish it astray.

However well organized the foundations of life may be, life must always be full of...

However well organized the foundations of life may be, life must always be full of...

Every artist writes his own autobiography.

Every artist writes his own autobiography.

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding...

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding...

One can know nothing of giving aught that is worthy to give unless one also...

One can know nothing of giving aught that is worthy to give unless one also...

The romantic embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.

The romantic embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.

I always seem to have a vague feeling that he is a Satan among musicians,...

I always seem to have a vague feeling that he is a Satan among musicians,...

The greatest task before civilization at present is to make machines what they ought to...

The greatest task before civilization at present is to make machines what they ought to...

Dreams are real as long as they last. Can we say more of life?

Dreams are real as long as they last. Can we say more of life?

To be a leader of men one must turn one's back on men.

To be a leader of men one must turn one's back on men.

The prevalence of suicide, without doubt, is a test of height in civilization; it means...

The prevalence of suicide, without doubt, is a test of height in civilization; it means...

The byproduct is sometimes more valuable than the product.

The byproduct is sometimes more valuable than the product.

What we call morals is simply blind obedience to words of command.

What we call morals is simply blind obedience to words of command.

Men who know themselves are no longer fools. They stand on the threshold of the...

Men who know themselves are no longer fools. They stand on the threshold of the...

The family only represents one aspect, however important an aspect, of a human being's functions...

The family only represents one aspect, however important an aspect, of a human being's functions...