“Our soul is sometimes a king, sometimes a tyrant. An uncontrolled, over-indulged soul is turned from a king to the most-feared tyrant.”
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“You mean you are now my slave without illusions, and for that reason you shall feel the weight of my foot without mercy.”
― Venus in Furs
― Venus in Furs
“The ultimate blissful pleasure is that which we created beings give back in return—when a lost soul returns, a hidden spark of meaning is restored to its place, a piece of the world that seemed unsalvageable, ugly and sinister is transformed so that it shines—even if but for a moment—with its essential, primordial light.”
― Wisdom to Heal the Earth - Meditations and Teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
― Wisdom to Heal the Earth - Meditations and Teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
“An idea upon which attention is peculiarly concentrated is an idea which tends to realize itself.”
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“Man is the one who desires, woman the one who is desired. This is woman's entire but decisive advantage. Through his passion nature has given man into woman's hands, and the woman who does not know how to make him her subject, her slave, her toy, and how to betray him with a smile in the end is not wise.”
― Venus in Furs
― Venus in Furs
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