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When a man has learned how to remain alone with his suffering, how to overcome his longing to flee, then he has little left to learn.

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As a remedy to life in society I would suggest the big city. Nowadays, it is the only desert within our means.

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Every time a man (myself) gives way to vanity, every time he thinks and lives in order to show off, this is a betrayal. Every time, it has always been...more

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Find meaning. Distinguish melancholy from sadness. Go out for a walk. It doesn’t have to be a romantic walk in the park, spring at its most spectacula...more

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In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occa

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If something is going to happen to me, I want to be there.