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“Gape long enough into a looking glass and you’ll eventually see beauty. The same can be said of self-analysis, and as soon as one apes oneself, a second monkey is born.”

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Author:Anthony Marais

“We gain knowledge about the interworking of our personal mind through observation of the external world and personal introspection. Contemplation requires a degree of stillness, the willingness to consider deep thoughts.”

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Book:Dead Toad Scrolls

Source: Dead Toad Scrolls

“It could be said that the discovery of ourselves is at the heart of what we call enlightenment, which is to say that that big, bright light at the end of the tunnel is us. The problem is that no one wants to discover that we’re no better or no worse than the rest—indeed, to discover that we’re no different than the rest—because that’s no fun.”

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“The profound experience of childbirth does not produce profound people. If this were so, the guy with ten kids would be a prophet and priests would be out of work.”

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“Identity seems to be non-existent at a personal level—at best we can end up in a minority, and those who discuss it most are just those people who are aware of its absence in themselves.”

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Author:Anthony Marais

“In absence of consciousness, human beings would merely be animated material objects. Without the synergistic impact of consciousness, free will, and perception of a cohesive self, which act to direct human conduct, many of the qualities that we associate with our humanness would be moot or superfluous delusions including laughter and pain, memories and thoughts, love and anger, imagination and dreams. Without consciousness and free will, humankind would lack the ability to choose right from wrong and there could be no mental discipline directing each person’s lifestyle, attitudes, and belief systems.”

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Book:Dead Toad Scrolls

Source: Dead Toad Scrolls

“We are given the potential to excel, whether we do or not is entirely up to us.”

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Book:Keys to Creating Your Reality

Source: Keys to Creating Your Reality

“It does not take courage to kill. It takes courage to live.”

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Book:The Rose & the Dagger

Source: The Rose & the Dagger

“Well, we’ll have to agree to disagree.” I hated that phrase. It was code for, “I know you’re too obtuse to ever see how I right I am, so to get any satisfaction out of this discussion, I’m going to pretend to be more reasonable than you. Oh, and get the last word in.”

Book:August Moon

Source: August Moon

“The elderly were formerly young before being utterly overtaken by years. It is only orderly that they arrive first at our common destination of ageing. Tenderly treating the elderly is therefore entirely reciprocal.”

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Author:Vincent Okay Nwachukwu