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Intelligence: The Creative Response to Now

by Osho

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The Design of Everyday Things

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The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism

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Jacob’s Quotes

“I can think. I can wait. I can fast.”
― Herman Hesse, Siddhartha

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“The question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?" but "Can they suffer?”
― Jeremy Bentham (An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (Philosophical Classics), The Principles of Morals and Legislation

tags: animal-rights, moral, vegetarian

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“He has robbed me, yet he has given me something of greater value . . . he has given to me myself.”
― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

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“I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me.
But true good fortune is what you make for yourself. Good fortune: good character, good intentions, and good actions.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

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