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“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
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“Anyone whose goal is 'something higher' must expect someday to suffer vertigo. What is vertigo? Fear of falling? No, Vertigo is something other than fear of falling. It is the voice of the emptiness below us which tempts and lures us, it is the desire to fall, against which, terrified, we defend ourselves.”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.”
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“In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.”
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“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
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