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It is not the object of your search that is important; it is the faculty of looking. The ability to simply look without motive is missing in the world today. Everybody is a psychological creature, wanting to assign meaning to everything.
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“He that increaseth wisdom, increaseth sorrow.”
― The Anatomy of Melancholy
― The Anatomy of Melancholy
“Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.”
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“The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.”
― Confessions
― Confessions
“Happiness," said he, "must be something solid and permanent, without fear and without uncertainty.”
― The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
― The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
“What cannot be cured must be endured.”
― The Anatomy of Melancholy
― The Anatomy of Melancholy
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