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“See how he cowers and sneaks, how vaguely all the day he fears, not being immortal nor divine, but the slave and prisoner of his own opinion of himself, a fame won by his own deeds. Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion.
What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate.”
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate.”
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.”
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“Everything I’ve ever let go of has claw marks on it.”
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“It is named the "Web" for good reason.”
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“There is beauty in truth, even if it's painful. Those who lie, twist life so that it looks tasty to the lazy, brilliant to the ignorant, and powerful to the weak. But lies only strengthen our defects. They don't teach anything, help anything, fix anything or cure anything. Nor do they develop one's character, one's mind, one's heart or one's soul.”
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