“Man is always inclined to regard the small circle in which he lives as the center of the world and to make his particular, private life the standard of the universe and to make his particular, private life the standard of the universe. But he must give up this vain pretense, this petty provincial way of thinking and judging.”
― An Essay on Man: An Introduction to a Philosophy of Human Culture
― An Essay on Man: An Introduction to a Philosophy of Human Culture
“Voy a hacer un rompeolas
con mi alegria pequena. No quiero que sepa el mar que por mi pecho van penas.”
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con mi alegria pequena. No quiero que sepa el mar que por mi pecho van penas.”
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“If we are always arriving and departing, it is also
true that we are eternally anchored. One's destination
is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.”
― Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch
true that we are eternally anchored. One's destination
is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.”
― Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch
“Exactly!" said Deep Thought. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means.”
― The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
― The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
“Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.”
― Letters to a Young Poet
― Letters to a Young Poet
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