Maybe we can comprehend a flower or an insect, but we can never comprehend ourselves. Even less can we expect to comprehend the universe.
("Sophie's World")
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We can be hindered in our development and our personal growth by political conditions. Outer circumstances can constrain us. Only when we are free to develop our innate abilities can we live as free beings. But we are just as much determined by inner potential and outer opportunities as the Stone Age boy on the Rhine, the lion in Africa, or the apple tree in the garden.
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Wasn't it extraordinary to be in the world right now, wandering around in a wonderful adventure!
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The rearing of children is considered too important to be left to the individual and should be the responsibility of the state.
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