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His was a great sin who first invented consciousness. Let us lose it for a few hours.

Don’t be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.

In each action we must look beyond the action at our past, present, and future state, and at others whom it affects, and see the relations of all those things. And then we shall be very cautious.

The goal of all life is death.

Man’s greatness lies in his power of thought.

To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness.

Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.

The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death.

To me, being an intellectual doesn’t mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.

What do I care about the purring of one who cannot love, like the cat?