

“In practice people who study philosophy too long become very odd birds, not to say thoroughly vicious; while even those who are the best of them are reduced by...[philosophy] to complete uselessness as members of society.”
― Republic: The Theatre of the Mind
― Republic: The Theatre of the Mind

“Once you learn what life is about, there is no way to erase that knowledge. If you try to do something else with your life, you will always sense that you are missing something”
― The Celestine Prophecy: A Pocket Guide to the Nine Insights
― The Celestine Prophecy: A Pocket Guide to the Nine Insights

“Think of many things. Never place your happiness in one person's power. Be just to yourself.”
― A Suitable Boy
― A Suitable Boy

“Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses.”
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