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An enlightened man had but one duty--to seek the way to himself, to reach inner certainty, to grope his way forward, no matter where it led. The reali...more

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To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning.

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Fate and character are different names for the same idea.

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An enlightened man had but one duty--to seek the way to himself, to reach inner certainty, to grope his wayforward, no matter where it led. The realiz...more

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One knew nothing. One lived and walked about on the earth or rode through the forests, and so many things looked at one with such challenge and promis...more

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Searching means having a goal, but finding means being free, being open, having no goal ... because in striving for your goal there are many things yo...more

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I do want more. I am not content with being happy. I was not made for it. It is not my destiny. My destiny is the opposite.

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To deal with history [life] means to abandon one's self to chaos but to retain a belief in the ordination and the meaning. It is a very serious task.