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Man never knows what he wants; he aspires to penetrate mysteries a

Man never knows what he wants; he aspires to penetrate mysteries and as soon as he has, he wants to reestablish them. Ignorance irritates him and knowledge cloys. – Amiel, Journal, 1884

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Basically we are all looking for someone who knows who we are and will break it to us gently. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. – Nelson Mandela

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Oh! that you could turn your eyes towards the napes of your necks, and make but an interior survey of your good selves. – William Shakespeare, “Coriolanus”

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I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be. – Douglas Adams

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In other words, knowledge of the external world begins with an immediate utilisation of things, whereas knowledge of self is stopped by this purely practical and utilitarian contact. – Jean Piaget

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