“But what man does out of despair, is not necessarily a key to his character. I have always thought that the real key is in that which he seeks for his enjoyment.”
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Russian-American novelist and philosopher 1905–1982Related quotes
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James Allen book As a Man Thinketh
As A Man Thinketh (1902)
Source: As a Man Thinketh
“Thought is a key to all treasures; the miser’s gains are ours without his cares.”
Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) French writer
The Wild Ass’s Skin (1831), Part I: The Talisman
Context: Thought is a key to all treasures; the miser’s gains are ours without his cares. Thus I have soared above this world, where my enjoyments have been intellectual joys.
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“If a man has character, he has also his typical experience, which always recurs.”
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and classical philologist
