“He had started to suspect that his venerable father and his other teachers, that the wise Brahmans had already revealed to him the most and best of their wisdom, that they had already filled his expecting vessel with their richness, and the vessel was not full, the spirit was not content, the soul was not calm, the heart was not satisfied.” Siddhartha
I am a sick man... I am a wicked man. An unattractive man. Notes from Underground
The resulting food surpluses ... were a prerequisite for the development of ... innovative societies. Guns, Germs And Steel
It is impossible for anyone to begin to learn that which he thinks he already knows. Discourses
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