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A word is nothing unless it has values and an atmosphere, unless you grasp its historical significance.

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All I know is that I shall be alone again. There is nothing more terrible than to be alone among human beings.
One never gets to know a person's character better than by watching his behavior during decisive moments. It is always only danger which forces the most deeply hidden strengths and abilities of a human being to come forth.
It is never until one realizes that one means something to others that one feels there is any point or purpose in one's own existence.
Health alone does not suffice. To be happy, to become creative, man must always be strengthened by faith in the meaning of his own existence.
Memory is so corrupt that you remember only what you want to; if you want to forget about something, slowly but surely you do.
Freedom is not possible without authority - otherwise it would turn into chaos and authority is not possible without freedom - otherwise it would turn into tyranny.
In history, the moments during which reason and reconciliation prevail are short and fleeting.
Only the misfortune of exile can provide the in-depth understanding and the overview into the realities of the world.
The free, independent spirit who commits himself to no dogma and will not decide in favor of any party has no homestead on earth.
Every wave, regardless of how high and forceful it crests, must eventually collapse within itself.