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East of Eden
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“And I guess humility must be a good thing, since it’s a rare man who has not a piece of it, but when you look at humbleness it’s hard to see where its value rests unless you grant that it is a pleasurable pain and very precious.
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“It is very difficult also to sacrifice one's suffering. A man will renounce any pleasures you like but he will not give up his suffering.”
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“You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you are free to do and it accords with your nature, but perhaps this very holding back is the one suffering you could avoid.”
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“I urge you to write this phrase down on a card and put it up on the wall of your room: “Are you sure of your perceptions?”
― You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment
― You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment
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