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When you know what men are capable of you marvel neither at their sublimity nor their baseness. There are no limits in either direction apparently.Henry Miller
The Teutons have been singing the swan song ever since they entered the ranks of history. They have always confounded truth with death.
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In the beginning was the Word. Man acts it out. He is the act, not the actor.
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Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack. We give it orders which make no sense.
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I soon found out you can't change the world. The best you can do is to learn to live with it.
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Why are we so full of restraint? Why do we not give in all directions? Is it fear of losing ourselves? Until we do lose ourselves there is no hope of finding ourselves.
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