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The one thing that matters is the effort. It continues, whereas the end to be attained is but an illusion of the climber, as he fares on and on from crest to crest; and once the goal is reached it has no meaning.
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To be a man is to feel that one's own stone contributes to building the edifice of the world.
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A smile is often the key thing.One is paid with a smile. One is rewarded with a smile. One is brightened by a smile. And the quality of a smile can make one die.
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But if you come at just any time, I shall never know at what hour my heart is to be ready to greet you.
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The tree is more than first a seed, then a stem, then a living trunk, and then dead timber. The tree is a slow, enduring force straining to win the sky.
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I have always loved the desert. One sits down on a desert sand dune, sees nothing, hears nothing. Yet through the silence something throbs, and gleams.
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Demagoguery enters at the moment when, for want of a common denominator, the principle of equality degenerates into the principle of identity.
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We live not by things, but by the meaning of things. It is needful to transmit the passwords from generation to generation.
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For I do not want any one to read my book carelessly. I have suffered too much grief in setting down these memories. Six years have already passed since my friend went away from me, with his sheep. If I try to describe him here, it is to make sure that I shall not forget him. To forget a friend is sad. Not every one has had a friend. And if I forget him, I may become like the grown-ups who are no longer interested in anything but figures.
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No destiny attacks us from outside. But, within him, man bears his fate and there comes a moment when he knows himself vulnerable; and then, as in a vertigo, blunder upon blunder lures him.
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One can be a brother only in something. Where there is no tie that binds men, men are not united but merely lined up.
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The field of consciousness is tiny. It accepts only one problem at a time.
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Perfection is reachednot when there's nothing to add, but when there's nothing to take away.
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It is in your act that you exist, not in your body. Your act is yourself, and there is no other you.
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He fell as gently as a tree falls. There was not even any sound.
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You cannot plant an acorn in the morning, and expect that afternoon to sit in the shade of an oak.
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If it is true that wars are won by believers, it is also true that peace treaties are sometimes signed by businessmen.
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To forget a friend is sad. Not every one has had a friend. And if I forget him, I may become like the grown−ups who are no longer interested in anything but figures.
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If you are to be, you must begin by assuming responsibility. You alone are responsible for every moment of your life, for every one of your acts.
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Perfection is not when there is no more to add, but no more to take away.
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Perfection is attained, not when no more can be added, but when no more can be removed.
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In every crowd are certain persons who seem just like the rest, yet they bear amazing messages.
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It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
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I know but one freedom, and that is the freedom of the mind.
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