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very interesting ......

siddhartha answered with a smile on his face: 'i do not know. i have never been a drunkard''

'you speak thus, my friend, and yet you know that siddhartha is no driver of oxen and a samana is no drunkard. the drinker does indeed find escape, he does indeed find a short respite and rest, but he returns from the illusion and finds everything as it was before. he has not grown wiser, he has not gained any knowledge, he has not climbed any higher'

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'they were all illusions of sense, happiness and beauty. all were doomed to decay. the world tasted bitter. life was pain' real