“Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.”
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“But now, his liberated eyes stayed on this side, he saw and became aware of the visible, sought to be at home in this world, did not search for the true essence, did not aim at a world beyond. Beautiful was this world, looking at it thus, without searching, thus simply, thus childlike”
― Siddhartha
― Siddhartha
“One is happy once one knows the necessary ingredients of happiness: simple tastes, a certain degree of courage, self denial to a point, love of work, and above all, a clear conscience.”
― Correspondance, 1812-1876; Volume 5
― Correspondance, 1812-1876; Volume 5
“There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.
(Il n'y a qu'un bonheur dans la vie, c'est d'aimer et d'être aimé.)”
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(Il n'y a qu'un bonheur dans la vie, c'est d'aimer et d'être aimé.)”
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“The working of great administrations is mainly the result of a vast mass of routine, petty malice, self-interest, carelessness and sheer mistake. Only a residual fraction is thought.”
― The Crime of Galileo
― The Crime of Galileo
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