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“As long as anyone believes that his ideal and purpose is outside him, that it is above the clouds, in the past or in the future, he will go outside himself and seek fulfillment where it cannot be found. He will look for solutions and answers at every point except where they can be found--in himself.”
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“Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve”
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“There is only one meaning of life: the act of living itself.”
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“To die is poignantly bitter, but the idea of having to die without having lived is unbearable.”
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“The psychic task which a person can and must set for himself is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.”
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“The paradoxical and tragic situation of man is that his conscience is weakest when he needs it most”
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“The only truly affluent are those who do not want more than they have.”
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“One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often.”
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“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”
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