"Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much." Metamorphosis and Other Stories
Say not, "I have found the path of the soul." Say rather, "I have found the soul walking upon my path." For the soul walks upon all paths. The soul walks not upon a line, neither does it grow like a reed. The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless petals. The Prophet
“Oh, threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise! / One thing at least is certain — This Life flies; / One thing is certain and the rest is Lies; / The Flower that once has blown for ever dies.” Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
It is unlikely that the good of a snail should reside in its shell: so is it likely that the good of a man should? Discourses
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