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The whole theory of the universe is directed unerringly to one single individual — namely to You. – Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, 1892

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Our credulity is greatest concerning the things we know least about. And since we know least about ourselves, we are ready to believe all that is said about us. Hence the mysterious power of both flattery and calumny. – Eric Hoffer, The Passionate State of Mind

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Once your awareness becomes a flame, it burns up the whole slavery that the mind has created. – Osho

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