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There is no reason why humanity cannot be served equally by weighty and trivial motives.
There is no reason why humanity cannot be served equally by weighty and trivial motives.
A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit.
A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit.
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.
"Come to me, darling; I'm lonely without thee;
Daytime and nighttime I'm dreaming about thee."
"Come to me, darling; I'm lonely without thee;
Daytime and nighttime I'm dreaming about thee."
A man's soul is pierced as it were with holes, and as his longings flow through each they are transmuted read more
A man's soul is pierced as it were with holes, and as his longings flow through each they are transmuted into something specific.
The most basic inherent constraint is that neither time nor wisdom are free goods available in unlimited quantity. This means read more
The most basic inherent constraint is that neither time nor wisdom are free goods available in unlimited quantity. This means that in social processes, as in economic processes, it is not only impossible to attain perfection but irrational to seek perfection- or even to seek the "best possible" result in each separate instance.
When people are bored, it is primarily with their own selves that they are bored.
When people are bored, it is primarily with their own selves that they are bored.
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream only at night.
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream only at night.
Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest read more
Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living.
