"Freedom and constraint are two aspects of the same necessity the necessity of being the man you are and not another. You are free to be that man but not free to be another."

Antoine de Saint-Exupery, French Novelist

Self, Freedom, Constraint, Identity, Authenticity

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"Freedom and constraint are two aspects of the same necessity the necessity of being the man you are and not another. You are free to be that man but not free to be another."

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"Your EGO feeds on the volume of the mental clutter, the greater the intensity the more crystallized is your EGO. Man dominates and exherts his mental superiority over others. Be Aware! Stop Mental Clutter, Kill EGO, Be YOU!"

Ramana Pemmaraju, Indian Physician

Self, Ego, Mental, Awareness, Superiority

"But if you happen to be a man, sometime in the future, and you've made it this far, please remember: you will never be subjected to the temptation of feeling you must forgive, a man, as a woman."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Self, Thought, Fate, Mind

"I'm not much but I'm all I have."

Philip K. Dick, American Writer

Self, Identity, Humility, Truth

"Sometimes I act like I have my shit together more than I do. Sometimes I act like I don't have my shit together as much as I do. I'm done acting. I'd rather just be okay with however together my shit is at the time, and still do my best to show up, as I am."

Scott Stabile, American Author

Self, Authenticity, Sensitivity, Truth

"If you just can't get rid of envy, then start creating a life, so that if you saw yourself from afar, you'd be envious of you."

Charles F. Glassman, American Author

Self, Envy, Creativity, Life

"I have tried everything except being myself!"

Ramana Pemmaraju, Indian Physician

Self, Identity, Authenticity, Discovery

"There is absolutely no point in comparing ourselves to others. Everyone brings to the world exactly what they are meant to bring, and in doing so touches exactly who they are meant to touch."

Scott Stabile, American Author

Self, Individual, Comparison, Values

"I exist as I am that is enough If no other in the world be aware I sit content And if each and all be aware I sit content."

Walt Whitman, American Poet

Self, Contentment, Existence, Acceptance

"I believe you to be strictly honorable.'He thoughtfully emptied his cup. 'I wish I could add you were intelligent,' he went on, knocking on his head with his knuckles."

Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish Writer

Self, Honor, Intelligence, Wisdom, Reflection

"Stand bloody tall - you're the All."

Fakeer Ishavardas, Indian Spiritual Leader

Self, Strength, Identity, Empowerment, Divinity

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"Love is not about staring at each other, but staring off in the same direction."

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"He is not admiring the colours of the earth and sky, the marks of the wind on the sea, the gilded clouds of twilight; they are the objects of his meditation."

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"Flowers are so inconsistent!"

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"Perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add but when there is no longer anything to take away, when a body has been stripped down to its nakedness."

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"If you love a flower which happens to be on a star, it is sweet at night to gaze at the sky. All the stars are a riot of flowers."

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"Your EGO feeds on the volume of the mental clutter, the greater the intensity the more crystallized is your EGO. Man dominates and exherts his mental superiority over others. Be Aware! Stop Mental Clutter, Kill EGO, Be YOU!"

"But if you happen to be a man, sometime in the future, and you've made it this far, please remember: you will never be subjected to the temptation of feeling you must forgive, a man, as a woman."

"I'm not much but I'm all I have."

"Sometimes I act like I have my shit together more than I do. Sometimes I act like I don't have my shit together as much as I do. I'm done acting. I'd rather just be okay with however together my shit is at the time, and still do my best to show up, as I am."

"If you just can't get rid of envy, then start creating a life, so that if you saw yourself from afar, you'd be envious of you."

"I have tried everything except being myself!"

"There is absolutely no point in comparing ourselves to others. Everyone brings to the world exactly what they are meant to bring, and in doing so touches exactly who they are meant to touch."

"I exist as I am that is enough If no other in the world be aware I sit content And if each and all be aware I sit content."

"I believe you to be strictly honorable.'He thoughtfully emptied his cup. 'I wish I could add you were intelligent,' he went on, knocking on his head with his knuckles."

"Stand bloody tall - you're the All."

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"Tell me who admires and loves you, and I will tell you who you are."

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"It's hard luck always having to be a judge."

"It is such a secret place, the land of tears."

"He is not admiring the colours of the earth and sky, the marks of the wind on the sea, the gilded clouds of twilight; they are the objects of his meditation."

"Flowers are so inconsistent!"

"Perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add but when there is no longer anything to take away, when a body has been stripped down to its nakedness."

"The only things you learn are the things you tame."

"If you love a flower which happens to be on a star, it is sweet at night to gaze at the sky. All the stars are a riot of flowers."