“Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.”
― Walden and Other Writings
― Walden and Other Writings
“Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.”
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“What would an ocean be without a monster lurking in the dark? It would be like sleep without dreams.”
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“For beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror
which we are barely able to endure, and it amazes us so,
because it serenely disdains to destroy us.
Every angel is terrible.”
― Duino Elegies
which we are barely able to endure, and it amazes us so,
because it serenely disdains to destroy us.
Every angel is terrible.”
― Duino Elegies
“So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.”
― The Autobiography of Malcolm X [Japanese-Language Edition].
― The Autobiography of Malcolm X [Japanese-Language Edition].
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