“That is why each of us has to find out for himself what is permitted and what is forbidden--forbidden for him. It's possible for one never to transgress a single law and still be a bastard. And vice versa. Actually it's only a question of convenience. Those who are too lazy and comfortable to think for themselves and be their own
judges obey the laws. Others sense their own laws within them; things are forbidden to them that every
honorable man will do any day in the year and other things are allowed to them that are generally despised.
Each person must stand on his own feet.”
―
Demian: Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend
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