“Real travel requires a maximum of unscheduled wandering, for there is no other way of discovering surprises and marvels, which, as I see it, is the only good reason for not staying at home.”
― The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
― The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
“Indeed, one of the highest pleasures is to be more or less unconscious of one’s own existence, to be absorbed in interesting sights, sounds, places, and people. Conversely, one of the greatest pains is to be self-conscious, to feel unabsorbed and cut off from the community and the surrounding world.”
― The Wisdom of Insecurity
― The Wisdom of Insecurity
“Because happiness alone is good for the body; whereas sorrow develops the strength of the mind.”
― Time Regained
― Time Regained
“You didn't come into this world. You came out of it, like a wave from the ocean. You are not a stranger here.”
― Cloud-Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown
― Cloud-Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown
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