Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power. Lying Fully Clothed
Take a book, the poorest one written, but read it with the passion that it is the only book you will read-ultimately you will read everything out of it, that is, as much as there was in yourself, and you could never get more out of reading, even if you read the best of books. Stages on Life's Way
Give of what you have to strangers and to those who have need: for he who gives not to him who wants, will not receive himself when he wants. Fragment
The only thing that isn't worthless: to live this life out truthfully and rightly. And be patient with those who don't. Book VI
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