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This paradoxical statement reveals the inherent conflict between human beings' desire for autonomy and their awareness of being part of a vast, impersonal whole.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nTo apply this mindset today, consider embracing the impermanence of your individual identity within the larger tapestry of existence. By acknowledging that your ego is an ephemeral construct, you can cultivate a sense of detachment from your personal struggles and desires, allowing for greater flexibility and openness in the face of uncertainty – essential qualities for navigating complex professional and creative endeavors.",{"id":45,"quote_text":46,"author_id":5,"source_id":33,"has_image":39,"author":47,"source":48,"quote_tag":49,"commentary":9},3518651,"Listen.” I tugged at my neighbor. “Just listen to me! You must-you must give me an answer: out there, where your finite universe ends! 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It didn’t enter the heads of all their Kants to build a system of scientific ethics, that is, ethics based on adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":69,"quote_text":70,"author_id":5,"source_id":33,"has_image":39,"author":71,"source":72,"quote_tag":73,"commentary":9},3518647,"It’s clear: if there is no good reason for enviousness, the denominator of the fraction of happiness is brought to zero and the fraction is transformed into a glorious infinity.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":75,"quote_text":76,"author_id":5,"source_id":33,"has_image":39,"author":77,"source":78,"quote_tag":79,"commentary":9},3518646,"The speed of a tongue should always go some seconds behind the speed of thought, never the other way around.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":81,"quote_text":82,"author_id":5,"source_id":33,"has_image":39,"author":83,"source":84,"quote_tag":85,"commentary":9},3518645,"But, my dear friends, you must try to think a little now – it will help matters.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":87,"quote_text":88,"author_id":5,"source_id":33,"has_image":39,"author":89,"source":90,"quote_tag":91,"commentary":9},3518644,"Oh, to the deuce with knowledge. Your much-heralded knowledge is but a form of cowardice. It is a fact! Yes, you want to encircle the infinite with a wall, and you fear to cast a glance behind the wall.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":93,"quote_text":94,"author_id":5,"source_id":33,"has_image":39,"author":95,"source":96,"quote_tag":97,"commentary":9},3518643,"Yesterday, there was a Tzar and there were slaves. Today, there is no Tzar, but the slaves are still here. Tomorrow there will be only Tzars. We walk forward in the name of the free man of tomorrow, the Tzar of tomorrow. We have gone through the epoch when the masses were oppressed. We are now going through the epoch when the individual is oppressed in the name of the masses.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":99,"totalPages":100,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":19},1,25]