A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

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What people commonly call fate is mostly their own stupidity

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The Universe is a dream dreamed by a single dreamer where all the dream characters dream too.

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It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.

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Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom.

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A high degree of intellect tends to make a man unsocial.

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Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.

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After your death you will be what you were before your birth.

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You are free to do what you want, but you are not free to want what you want.

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We seldom think of what we have but always of what we lack. Therefore, rather than grateful, we are bitter.

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