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    One cannot long remain so absorbed in contemplation of emptiness without being increasingly attracted to it. In vain one bestows on it the name of infinity; this does not change its nature. When one feels such pleasure in non-existence, one's inclination can be completely satisfied only by completely ceasing to exist.

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First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.

First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.

by Zen Aphorism Found in: Existence Quotes,
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Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.

Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.

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The way we imagine ourselves to appear to another person is an essential element in our conception of ourselves. In read more

The way we imagine ourselves to appear to another person is an essential element in our conception of ourselves. In other words, I am not what I think I am, and I am not what you think I am. I am what I think you think I am.

by Robert Bierstedt Found in: Existence Quotes,
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Given that external reality is a fiction, the writer's role is almost superfluous. He does not need to invent the read more

Given that external reality is a fiction, the writer's role is almost superfluous. He does not need to invent the fiction because it is already there.

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We don't exist unless we are deeply and sensually in touch with that which can be touched but not known.

We don't exist unless we are deeply and sensually in touch with that which can be touched but not known.

by D. H. Lawrence Found in: Existence Quotes,
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I am ready any time. Do not keep me waiting.

I am ready any time. Do not keep me waiting.

by John Mason Brown Found in: Existence Quotes,
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So long as you have food in your mouth, you have solved all questions for the time being.rn

So long as you have food in your mouth, you have solved all questions for the time being.rn

by Franz Kafka Found in: Existence Quotes,
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Freedom of conscience entails more dangers than authority and despotism.

Freedom of conscience entails more dangers than authority and despotism.

by Michel Foucault Found in: Existence Quotes,
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Reason can answer questions, but imagination has to ask them.

Reason can answer questions, but imagination has to ask them.

by Ralph Gerard Found in: Existence Quotes,
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