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Swastik Pradhan
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Walden
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all that man obtains by his own exertions, has been from the first, or from long use has become, so important to human life that few, if any, whether from savageness, or poverty, or philosophy, ever attempt to do without it.
savage
“A place is not only a geographical area; it's also a state of mind. And trees are not just trees, they are the ribs of childhood.”
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“You know you have loved someone when you have glimpsed in them that which is too beautiful to die.”
― The Mystery of Being
― The Mystery of Being
“It is not hard to admit that you were wrong, but very hard to admit that you are wrong.”
― Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life
― Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life
“It is not enough to hate and believe in the past to make a revolution. Hatred and belief in the past are sufficient prods for the rebellion phase. We must love and be future-oriented if we wish to carry out the revolution.”
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“To those who wait
Only for flowers,
Show them a spring
Of grass amid the snow
In a mountain village.”
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Only for flowers,
Show them a spring
Of grass amid the snow
In a mountain village.”
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