“Will he not fancy that the shadows which he formerly saw are truer than the objects which are now shown to him?” Republic
“Every one sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are.” The Prince
What we experience in dreams -- assuming that we experience it often -- belongs in the end just as much to the over-all economy of our soul as anything experienced "actually": we are richer or poorer on account of it. Beyond Good and Evil
Nearly all marriages, even happy ones, are mistakes: in the sense that almost certainly (in a more perfect world, or even with a little more care in this very imperfect one) both partners might be found more suitable mates. But the real soul-mate is the one you are actually married to. The Hobbit
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