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Boredom: the desire for desires.

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We are shocked by thieves taking pride in their clever touch, prostitutes in their depravity and murderers in their callousness. But it is shocking on...more

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It would, therefore, seem obvious that patriotism as a feeling is bad and harmful, and as a doctrine is stupid. For it is clear that if each people an...more

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Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and he...more

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If you want to be happy, be.

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The antagonism between life and conscience may be removed in two ways: by a change of life or by a change of conscience.

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To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable of it.

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The best stories don't come from "good vs. bad" but "good vs. good.

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Joy can only be real if people look upon their life as a service and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.

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The true meaning of Christ's teaching consists in the recognition of love as the supreme law of life, and therefore not admitting any exceptions.

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A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake ...more

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Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. It is the one thing we are interested in ...more

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My life came to a standstill. I could breathe, eat, drink and sleep, and I could not help doing these things; but there was no life, for there were no...more

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Faith is the sense of life, that sense by virtue of which man does not destroy himself, but continues to live on. It is the force whereby we live.

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To destroy the life that dwells in othersis beyond your power. The life of those you have slainhas vanished from your eyes, but is not destroyed. Yout...more