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"If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked."
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"Whether you are aware of it or not, your life is still disappearing. It's pouring out, it keeps diminishing."

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"Everyone should think about why certain undesirable situations occur in life."

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"What you are seeking is yourself."

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"Man, what are you talking about? Me in chains? You may fetter my leg but my will, not even Zeus himself can overpower."
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