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The society of the Culture-Philistines makes life a burden to exceptional men.


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I encountered among my comrades the most varied human traits, from frankness to reserve, from goodness, uprightness and kindness, to brutality and baseness.

I encountered among my comrades the most varied human traits, from frankness to reserve, from goodness, uprightness and kindness, to brutality and baseness.



The person upon whom the schoolboys' attention centred was, of course, the Headmaster.

The person upon whom the schoolboys' attention centred was, of course, the Headmaster.



A love for humanity came over me, and watered and fertilised the fields of my inner world which had been lying fallow, and this love of humanity vented itself in a vast compassion.

A love for humanity came over me, and watered and fertilised the fields of my inner world which had been lying fallow, and this love of humanity vented itself in a vast compassion.



Poor is the power of the lead that becomes bullets compared to the power of the hot metal that becomes types.

Poor is the power of the lead that becomes bullets compared to the power of the hot metal that becomes types.



I did not know what it was to be happy for a whole day at a time, scarcely for an hour.

I did not know what it was to be happy for a whole day at a time, scarcely for an hour.



Among the delights of Summer were picnics to the woods.

Among the delights of Summer were picnics to the woods.



He who does not understand a joke, he does not understand Danish.

He who does not understand a joke, he does not understand Danish.



The Danish glee: the national version of cheerfulness.

The Danish glee: the national version of cheerfulness.



I was not given to looking at life in a rosy light.

I was not given to looking at life in a rosy light.



Being gifted needs courage.

Being gifted needs courage.





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The Golds dance in pairs, Obsidians in threes, Grays in dozens. We dance alone, because only alone do Helldivers drill.~Uncle Narol

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I realised nothing was permanently broken, I needed to take control and make changes.

I realised nothing was permanently broken, I needed to take control and make changes.



Love is something sent from Heaven to worry the Hell out of you.

Love is something sent from Heaven to worry the Hell out of you.



I was the toast of two continents: Greenland and Australia.

I was the toast of two continents: Greenland and Australia.



He made me mess the song up when I looked at him... We can show the kids the tape and say, "Look, that's when we first laid eyes on each other."

He made me mess the song up when I looked at him... We can show the kids the tape and say, "Look, that's when we first laid eyes on each other."



Error is better than apathy. Error can be corrected in time to change the outcome. Apathy is seldom corrected until it is too late.

Error is better than apathy. Error can be corrected in time to change the outcome. Apathy is seldom corrected until it is too late.



I smoked some weed, and that's how I finished 'Izzo.'

I smoked some weed, and that's how I finished 'Izzo.'



When will the veil be lifted that casts so black a night over the universe? God of Israel, lift at last the gloom: For how long will you be hidden?

When will the veil be lifted that casts so black a night over the universe? God of Israel, lift at last the gloom: For how long will you be hidden?



Sometimes, the only realists are the dreamers

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Trust is a skill learned over time so that, like a well-trained athlete, one makes the right moves, usually without much reflection.

Trust is a skill learned over time so that, like a well-trained athlete, one makes the right moves, usually without much reflection.




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