“Nothing is so necessary for a young man as the company of intelligent women.”
― War and Peace
― War and Peace
“Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.”
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“The human race is a monotonous affair. Most people spend the greatest part of their time working in order to live, and what little freedom remains so fills them with fear that they seek out any and every means to be rid of it.”
― The Sorrows of Young Werther
― The Sorrows of Young Werther
“To accuse others for one's own misfortune is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete.”
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“We live in an age of confusion and thirst in which the advantages of communication are greater than those of secrecy.”
― Esoterism As Principle and As Way
― Esoterism As Principle and As Way
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