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Matthew’s Quotes

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
“Life is more hellish than hell itself.”
― Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories
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Charles Baudelaire
“To handle a language skillfully is to practice a kind of evocative sorcery.”
― Charles Baudelaire
tags: baudelaire, language
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C.G. Jung
“The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.”
― C.G. Jung
tags: self-acceptance, self-esteem, self-love
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Julian
“Some people are fond of horses, others of wild animals; in my case, I have been possessed since childhood by a prodigious desire to buy and own books.”
― Julian the Apostate
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Plotinus
“Withdraw into yourself and look.”
― Plotinus
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