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“Know thyself” — a maxim as pernicious as it is odious. A person observing himself would arrest his own development. Any caterpillar who tried to “know himself” would never become a butterfly. – André Gide, Nouvelles Nourritures

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Confusion now hath made his masterpiece. – William Shakespeare

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Never mind searching for who you are. Search for the person you aspire to be. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering. – St.Augustine

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The contemplative life is often miserable. One must act more, think less, and not watch oneself live. – Nicolas Chamfort

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