“Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish.”
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“We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps.”
― Siddhartha
― Siddhartha
“It may be important to great thinkers to examine the world, to explain and despise it. But I think it is only important to love the world, not to despise it, not for us to hate each other, but to be able to regard the world and ourselves and all beings with love, admiration and respect.”
― Siddhartha
― Siddhartha
“To hold our tongues when everyone is gossiping, to smile without hostility at people and institutions, to compensate for the shortage of love in the world with more love in small, private matters; to be more faithful in our work, to show greater patience, to forgo the cheap revenge obtainable from mockery and criticism: all these are things we can do. ”
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