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“Der freie Mensch denkt über nichts weniger nach als über den Tod: seine Weisheit ist nicht ein Nachsinnen über den Tod, sondern über das Leben.”
― Baruch Spinoza, Ethics

“That thing is called free, which exists solely by the necessity of its own nature, and of which the action is determined by itself alone. On the other hand, that thing is necessary, or rather constrained, which is determined by something external to itself to a fixed and definite method of existence or action.”
― Baruch Spinoza, Ethics

“Beauty is something wonderful and strange that the artist fashions out of the chaos of the world in the torment of his soul . . . To recognize it, you must repeat the adventure of the artist.”
― SOMERSET MAUGHAM

“When we see that humility is something infinitely deeper than contrition, and accept it as our participation in the life of Jesus, we shall begin to learn that it is our true nobility, and that to prove it in being servants of all is the highest fulfillment of our destiny, as men created in the image of God.”
― Andrew Murray, HUMILITY