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A caterpillar who seeks to know himself would never become a butterfly. - [Self-knowledge] A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective. - [Direction] Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it. - [Truth] He who makes great demands upon himself is naturally inclined to make great demands upon others. - [Expectation] I find just as much profit in cultivating my hates as my loves. - [Hatred] If a young writer can refrain from writing, he shouldn't hesitate to do so. - [Writers] Man's responsibility increases as that of the gods decreases. - [Responsibility] One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. - [Discovery] One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. - [Discovery] Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason. - [Literature] Prejudices are the props of civilization. - [Prejudice] Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys. - [Novelty] The color of truth is gray. - [Truth] The itch is a mean, unconfessable, ridiculous malady; one can pity someone who is suffering ; someone who wants to scratch himself makes one laugh. - [Disease] Too chaste a youth leads to a dissolute old age. - [Youth] Welcome anything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else. - [Welcome] Whoever starts out toward the unknown must consent to venture alone. - [Exploration] Yes, my dear brother, Michel has spoken to us, as you thought he would. Here is the account he gave us. You asked to hear it and I promised to tell you, but at the point of sending it to you I still hesitate; the more times I reread it, the more terrible it seems. Oh, what will you think of our friend? For that matter, what do I think of him myself. - The Immoralist [Books (First Lines)]
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