The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings.
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A man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied he must know how to disengage what is essential from the detail in which it is enwrapped, for everything cannot be equally considered in a word, he must be able to simplify his duties, his business and his life.
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Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.
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