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To be right is just one more reason not to achieve any success.


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In an age in which the media broadcast countless pieces of foolishness, the educated man is defined not by what he knows, but by what he doesn't know.

In an age in which the media broadcast countless pieces of foolishness, the educated man is defined not by what he knows, but by what he doesn't know.



Modern man is a prisoner who thinks he is free because he refrains from touching the walls of his dungeon.

Modern man is a prisoner who thinks he is free because he refrains from touching the walls of his dungeon.



Hierarchies are celestial. In hell all are equal.

Hierarchies are celestial. In hell all are equal.



Many love humanity only in order to forget God with a clear conscience.

Many love humanity only in order to forget God with a clear conscience.



Faith is not knowledge of an object but communion with it.

Faith is not knowledge of an object but communion with it.



In the intelligent man faith is the only remedy for anguish.The fool is cured by “reason, ” “progress, ” alcohol, work.

In the intelligent man faith is the only remedy for anguish.The fool is cured by “reason, ” “progress, ” alcohol, work.



In spiritually arid centuries, the only man to realize that the century is dying from thirst is the man who still harnesses an underground spring.

In spiritually arid centuries, the only man to realize that the century is dying from thirst is the man who still harnesses an underground spring.



Modern man is a prisoner who thinks he is free because he refrains from touching thewalls of his dungeon.

Modern man is a prisoner who thinks he is free because he refrains from touching thewalls of his dungeon.



Phrases are pebbles that the writer tosses into the reader’s soul.The diameter of the concentric waves they displace depends on the dimensions of the pond.

Phrases are pebbles that the writer tosses into the reader’s soul.The diameter of the concentric waves they displace depends on the dimensions of the pond.



In unremarkable texts we soon trip on phrases that penetrate into us, as if a sword has thrust up to its hilt inside us.

In unremarkable texts we soon trip on phrases that penetrate into us, as if a sword has thrust up to its hilt inside us.





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Never seize to constantly remind yourself that your positive thoughts and beliefs are the pillars of your peace of mind.



A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.

A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.



I think that one can have luck if one tries to create an atmosphere of spontaneity.

I think that one can have luck if one tries to create an atmosphere of spontaneity.



I make no apologies for being a huge fan of radio songs.

I make no apologies for being a huge fan of radio songs.



That's absurd," I said with a little laugh. "Nobody can read too much. That's like saying someone breathes too much.

That's absurd," I said with a little laugh. "Nobody can read too much. That's like saying someone breathes too much.



Words should be used as tools of communication and not as a substitute for action

Words should be used as tools of communication and not as a substitute for action



If someone says that he can think or talk about quantum physics without becoming dizzy, that shows only that he has not understood anything whatever about it.

If someone says that he can think or talk about quantum physics without becoming dizzy, that shows only that he has not understood anything whatever about it.



The universe is pregnant with signs that recall the presence of the Creator.

The universe is pregnant with signs that recall the presence of the Creator.



On a few words of what is real in the world I nourish myself. I defend myself against Whatever remains.

On a few words of what is real in the world I nourish myself. I defend myself against Whatever remains.



What people are perceiving will dictate what their life and ultimately what your interaction is.

What people are perceiving will dictate what their life and ultimately what your interaction is.




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