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The description is not the described.


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Its beautiful to be alone. To be alone does not mean to be lonely. it means the mind is not influenced and contaminated by society.

Its beautiful to be alone. To be alone does not mean to be lonely. it means the mind is not influenced and contaminated by society.



It's no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

It's no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.



In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself.

In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself.



I don't mind what happens. That is the essence of inner freedom. It is a timeless spiritual truth: release attachment to outcomes, deep inside yourself, you'll feel good no matter what.

I don't mind what happens. That is the essence of inner freedom. It is a timeless spiritual truth: release attachment to outcomes, deep inside yourself, you'll feel good no matter what.



The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.

The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.



Throughout life, from childhood, from school until we die, we are taught to compare ourselves with another; yet when I compare myself with another I am destroying myself.

Throughout life, from childhood, from school until we die, we are taught to compare ourselves with another; yet when I compare myself with another I am destroying myself.



A lily or a rose never pretends, and its beauty is that it is what it is.

A lily or a rose never pretends, and its beauty is that it is what it is.



The more you know yourself, the more clarity there is. Self-knowledge has no end - you don't come to an achievement, you don't come to a conclusion. It is an endless river.

The more you know yourself, the more clarity there is. Self-knowledge has no end - you don't come to an achievement, you don't come to a conclusion. It is an endless river.



Here is my secret: I don't mind what happens.

Here is my secret: I don't mind what happens.



We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free.

We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free.





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We must each find our separate meaning in the persuasion of our days until we meet in the meaning of the world.

We must each find our separate meaning in the persuasion of our days until we meet in the meaning of the world.



Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government.

Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government.



It is a good rule never to look into the face of a man in the morning till you have looked into the face of God.

It is a good rule never to look into the face of a man in the morning till you have looked into the face of God.



Monks transgress the Laws of the Buddha, stir up the common people, store wealth and weapons, and spread rumors; under the guise of religion, they are nothing more than self-serving agitators.

Monks transgress the Laws of the Buddha, stir up the common people, store wealth and weapons, and spread rumors; under the guise of religion, they are nothing more than self-serving agitators.



The God of War will see fair play-he's often slain that wants to slay!

The God of War will see fair play-he's often slain that wants to slay!



I think jewelry is beautiful on all women and I think it's sentimental - and Disney is sentimental. It's subtle and it's low-key and it's just a sweet reminder of sweetness.

I think jewelry is beautiful on all women and I think it's sentimental - and Disney is sentimental. It's subtle and it's low-key and it's just a sweet reminder of sweetness.



I wasn't allowed to be clever when I was young and blonde, but now I am 50 and an old blonde, I am allowed to have gravitas. With wrinkles comes wisdom.

I wasn't allowed to be clever when I was young and blonde, but now I am 50 and an old blonde, I am allowed to have gravitas. With wrinkles comes wisdom.



The future interests me - I'm going to spend the rest of my life there.

The future interests me - I'm going to spend the rest of my life there.



I have neither silver nor gold, but I bring with me the most precious thing given to me: Jesus Christ.

I have neither silver nor gold, but I bring with me the most precious thing given to me: Jesus Christ.



I go out every day and try to play great defense. I know my hitting will improve.

I go out every day and try to play great defense. I know my hitting will improve.




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