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A quiet secluded life in the ...

A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbor — such is my idea of happiness.

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Real art, like the wife of an...

Real art, like the wife of an affectionate husband, needs no ornaments. But counterfeit art, like a prostitute, must always be decked out. The cause of production of real art is the artist's inner need to express a feeling that has accumulated...The cause of counterfeit art, as of prostitution, is gain. The consequence of true art is the introduction of a new feeling into the intercourse of life... The consequences of counterfeit art are the perversion of man, pleasure which never satisfies, and the weakening of man's spiritual strength.

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It's not given to people to j...

It's not given to people to judge what's right or wrong. People have eternally been mistaken and will be mistaken, and in nothing more than in what they consider right and wrong.

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Pierre was right when he said...

Pierre was right when he said that one must believe in the possibility of happiness in order to be happy, and I now believe in it. Let the dead bury the dead, but while I'm alive, I must live and be happy.

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Religious people are guided i...

Religious people are guided in their activities not by the consequences of their actions, but by the consciousness of the destination of their lives.

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If, then, I were asked for th...

If, then, I were asked for the most important advice I could give, that which I considered to be the most useful to the men of our century, I should simply say: in the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.

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To say that a work of art is ...

To say that a work of art is good, but incomprehensible to the majority of men, is the same as saying of some kind of food that it is very good but that most people can't eat it.

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Our body is a machine for liv...

Our body is a machine for living. It is organized for that, it is its nature. Let life go on in it unhindered and let it defend itself.

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In the name of God, stop a mo...

In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.

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The chief difference between ...

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.

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Faith is the sense of life, t...

Faith is the sense of life, that sense by virtue of which man does not destroy himself, but continues to live on. It is the force whereby we live.

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Boredom: the desire for desir...

Boredom: the desire for desires.

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A man can live and be healthy...

A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite.

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War is so unjust and ugly tha...

War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves.

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One of the first conditions o...

One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken.

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The sole meaning of life is t...

The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.

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An arrogant person considers ...

An arrogant person considers himself perfect. This is the chief harm of arrogance. It interferes with a person's main task in life - becoming a better person.

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I sit on a man's back, chokin...

I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means - except by getting off his back.

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If so many men, so many minds...

If so many men, so many minds, certainly so many hearts, so many kinds of love.

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Man lives consciously for him...

Man lives consciously for himself, but is an unconscious instrument in the attainment of the historic, universal, aims of humanity.

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