"One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever came to sit by it. Passers-by see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on their way."

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"One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever came to sit by it. Passers-by see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on their way."

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"I don't think I do have a soul."

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"It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent."

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"I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day."

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