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Quote by Hannah Arendt
The human condition is such that pain and effort are not just symp

The human condition is such that pain and effort are not just symptoms which can be removed without changing life itself; they are the modes in which life itself, together with the necessity to which it is bound, makes itself felt. For mortals, the easy life of the gods would be a lifeless life. – Hannah Arendt

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The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation and appeal in domestic affairs, specifically in the matter of revolution. – Hannah Arendt

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Every organization of men, be it social or political, ultimately relies on mans capacity for making promises and keeping them. – Hannah Arendt

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One saves oneself much pain, by taking pains; much trouble, by taking trouble. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers

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If you have an idea of what you want to do in your future, you must go at it with almost monastic obsession, be it music, the ballet or just a basic degree. You have to go at it single-mindedly and let nothing get in your way. – Henry Rollins

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