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It is the belief and not the god that counts.


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True villains are extremely photogenic.

True villains are extremely photogenic.



All the great things have been denied and we live in an intricacy of new and local mythologies, political, economic, poetic, which are asserted with an ever-enlarging incoherence.

All the great things have been denied and we live in an intricacy of new and local mythologies, political, economic, poetic, which are asserted with an ever-enlarging incoherence.



The day of the sun is like the day of a king. It is a promenade in the morning, a sitting on the throne at noon, a pageant in the evening.

The day of the sun is like the day of a king. It is a promenade in the morning, a sitting on the throne at noon, a pageant in the evening.



The summer night is like a perfection of thought.

The summer night is like a perfection of thought.



The imagination is one of the forces of nature.

The imagination is one of the forces of nature.



Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.



The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.

The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.



The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.

The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.



I do not know which to prefer - The beauty of inflections Or the beauty of innuendoes, The blackbird whistling Or just after.

I do not know which to prefer - The beauty of inflections Or the beauty of innuendoes, The blackbird whistling Or just after.



It is not everyday that the world arranges itself into a poem.

It is not everyday that the world arranges itself into a poem.





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Take from a man his freedom or his goods and you may have taken his innocence, almost his humanity, as well.

Take from a man his freedom or his goods and you may have taken his innocence, almost his humanity, as well.



Comparison more than reality makes men happy or wretched.

Comparison more than reality makes men happy or wretched.



A good man regards the root; he fixes the root, and ail else flows out of it. The root is filial piety; the fruit brotherly love.

A good man regards the root; he fixes the root, and ail else flows out of it. The root is filial piety; the fruit brotherly love.



I appreciate nature as well and everything green.

I appreciate nature as well and everything green.



Our constitution enshrines the rule of law, freedom of worship and expression, we cherish these values too.

Our constitution enshrines the rule of law, freedom of worship and expression, we cherish these values too.



Meditation is all about the pursuit of nothingness.

Meditation is all about the pursuit of nothingness.



I'm totally engaging in cultural stereotyping, no question about it. But I think it's OK because I'm doing it for a reason, for a good reason.

I'm totally engaging in cultural stereotyping, no question about it. But I think it's OK because I'm doing it for a reason, for a good reason.



I think it is important to approach others comfortably. Instead of blaming others (for not having any friends), try looking back at yourself first.

I think it is important to approach others comfortably. Instead of blaming others (for not having any friends), try looking back at yourself first.




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