“Man can will nothing unless he has first understood that he must count on no one but himself; that he is alone, abandoned on earth in the midst of his infinite responsibilities, without help, with no other aim than the one he sets himself, with no other destiny than the one he forges for himself on this earth.”
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“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.”
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“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.”
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“It is therefore senseless to think of complaining since nothing foreign has decided what we feel, what we live, or what we are.”
― Being and Nothingness
― Being and Nothingness
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