

“It was the most important night of my life,' he said calmly. 'It enabled me to do what I've always wanted most.'
'Which is?'
'To live without thinking.”
― The Secret History
'Which is?'
'To live without thinking.”
― The Secret History

“The effect of life in society is to complicate and confuse our existence, making us forget who we really are by causing us to become obsessed with what we are not.”
― Chuang Tsu: Inner Chapters
― Chuang Tsu: Inner Chapters

“Fascinated by the glitter of gain, man gazes at the Medusa-like face of greed and stands petrified.”
― The Secret Teachings of All Ages - Reader's Edition: Unabridged
― The Secret Teachings of All Ages - Reader's Edition: Unabridged
“Seek refuge in the attitude of detachment and you will amass the wealth of spiritual awareness. The one who is motivated only by the desire for the fruits of their action, and anxious about the results, is miserable indeed.”
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“The best of all things is something entirely outside your grasp: not to be born, not to be, to be nothing. But the second best thing for you is to die soon.”
― The Birth of Tragedy
― The Birth of Tragedy
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