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But tasting is one thing and swallowing is another, especially when, having only tasted, one proceeds to identify the thing tasted with something else which it seems to resemble.
“remember that he was more surprised than anyone when he made the acquaintance of the young man, who interested him extremely, and with whom he sometimes argued and not without an inner pang compared himself in acquirements.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
“If we weren’t something more than unique individuals, if we could really be totally dispatched from the world by a bullet, it would no longer make sense to tell stories.”
― Demian
― Demian
“ten seconds.”
― Hyperfocus: How to Work Less to Achieve More
― Hyperfocus: How to Work Less to Achieve More
“Then, I try to remind myself as far as my own motivation is concerned, I am sincere, and I tried my best.”
― The Art of Happiness: The classic handbook for living well from the world's most-loved spiritual leader
― The Art of Happiness: The classic handbook for living well from the world's most-loved spiritual leader
“Humility involves having the capacity to take a more confrontation stance, having the capacity to retaliate if you wish, yet deliberately deciding not to do so. That is what I would call genuine humility.”
― The Art of Happiness: The classic handbook for living well from the world's most-loved spiritual leader
― The Art of Happiness: The classic handbook for living well from the world's most-loved spiritual leader
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