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“He was repelled by the pettiness that reduced life to mere existence and that turned men into half-men. He wanted to lay his life on a balance, the other side of which was weighted with death. He wanted to make his every action, every day, yes, every hour and minute worthy of being measured against the ultimate, which is death.”
― Life is Elsewhere
― Life is Elsewhere
“I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself”
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“Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life.”
― The World of Yesterday
― The World of Yesterday
“As soon as you stop wanting something, you get it.”
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“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.”
― Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship
― Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship
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