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

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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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Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.

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The shortness of life, so often lamented, may be the best thing about it.

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A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.

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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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What people commonly call fate is mostly their own stupidity

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All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

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Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

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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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