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We delight in one knowable thing, which comprehends all that is knowable; in one apprehensible, which draws together all that read more
We delight in one knowable thing, which comprehends all that is knowable; in one apprehensible, which draws together all that can be apprehended; in a single being that includes all, above all in the one which is itself the all.
One cannot long remain so absorbed in contemplation of emptiness without being increasingly attracted to it. In vain one bestows read more
One cannot long remain so absorbed in contemplation of emptiness without being increasingly attracted to it. In vain one bestows on it the name of infinity; this does not change its nature. When one feels such pleasure in non-existence, one's inclination can be completely satisfied only by completely ceasing to exist.
Death is the tyrant of the imagination.
Death is the tyrant of the imagination.
To be human means to feel inferior.
To be human means to feel inferior.
Time is the rider that breaks youth.
Time is the rider that breaks youth.
Memory depends very much on the perspicuity, regularity, and order of our thoughts. Many complain of the want of memory, read more
Memory depends very much on the perspicuity, regularity, and order of our thoughts. Many complain of the want of memory, when the defect is in the judgment; and others, by grasping at all, retain nothing.
Keep doing good deeds long enough, and you'll probably turn out a good man in spite of yourself.
Keep doing good deeds long enough, and you'll probably turn out a good man in spite of yourself.
The best way to fill time is to waste it.
The best way to fill time is to waste it.
To choose time is to save time.
To choose time is to save time.
