Heimsljós (World Light) (1940), Book One: The Revelation of the Deity
“The truth is always exciting. Speak it, then. Life is dull without it.”
As quoted in Know Your Limits — Then Ignore Them (2000) by John Mason, p. 46
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“It’s not that I’m so exciting, it’s just that everyone else is so dull.”
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“Always speak the truth, think before you speak, and write it down afterwards.”
Source: Personal Destinies: A Philosophy of Ethical Individualism (1976), p. 8
“I am a lie who always speaks the truth.”
"La Paquet Rouge" in Opéra (1925)
“Dullness is the spice of life. Which is why we must always use other spices.”
Source: Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
Quote translated from his German book: Wer bin ich – und wenn ja, wie viele? Eine philosophische Reise, Goldmann, München 2007, ISBN 3-442-31143-8
“Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.”
Source: Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960), p. 531
“Never say ‘no’ to adventures. Always say ‘yes’, otherwise you’ll lead a very dull life.”
Source: Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang (1964), Ch. 2
“How peaceful life would be without Love, Adso. How Safe. How Tranquil. And how Dull.”
Source: The Name of the Rose