All our problems are caused by forgetting what lives within us, and we sell our souls for the “bowl of stew” of bodily satisfactions.

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When a person inflates his own importance, he does not see his own sins; and his sins get bigger right along with him.

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For man to be able to live he must either not see the infinite, or have such an explanation of the meaning of life as will connect the finite with the infinite.

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An arrogant person considers himself perfect. This is the chief harm of arrogance. It interferes with a person’s main task in life - becoming a better person.

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Let people judge me as they please - I can deceive them, but I cannot deceive myself.

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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 here.

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Not only does the action of Governments not deter men from crimes; on the contrary, it increases crime by always disturbing and lowering the moral standard of society.

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There can be only one permanent revolution - a moral one; the regeneration of the inner man.

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Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

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Science is meaningless because it gives no answer to our question, the only question important for us: 'what shall we do and how shall we live.

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