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It is preoccupation with possessions,

It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.
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Do not fear to be

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
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One of the symptoms of

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.
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Many people would sooner die

Many people would sooner die than think In fact, they do so.
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The world is full of

The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
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'Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly

'Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.
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It may seem to your

It may seem to your conceited to suppose that you can do anything important toward improving the lot of mankind. But this is a fallacy. You must believe that you can help bring about a better world. A good society is produced only by good individuals, just as truly as a majority in a presidential election is produced by the votes of single electors. Everybody can do something toward creating in his own environment kindly feelings rather than anger, reasonableness rather than hysteria, happiness rather than misery.
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Drunkenness is temporary suicide.

Drunkenness is temporary suicide.
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When one admits that nothing

When one admits that nothing is certain one must, I think, also admit that some things are much more nearly certain than others.
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The happiness that is genuinely

The happiness that is genuinely satisfying is accompanied by the fullest exercise of our faculties and the fullest realization of the world in which we live.
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