

“Time deals gently only with those who take it gently.”
― The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
― The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard

“Solitude is for the strong, or for those who are ready to become strong. When a man is becoming great, he becomes solitary. He goes in solitude to seek, and that which he seeks, he finds, for there is a Way to all knowledge, all wisdom, all truth, all power. And the Way is for ever open, but it lies through soundless solitudes and the unexplored silences of man’s being.”
― Complete Collection
― Complete Collection

“I do not forget any good deed done to me & I do not carry a grudge for a bad one.”
― Man's Search for Meaning
― Man's Search for Meaning

“We never actively remember death,' Odenigbo said. The reason we live as we do is because we do not remember that we will die. We will all die.”
― Half of a Yellow Sun
― Half of a Yellow Sun

“Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power. ”
― As a Man Thinketh
― As a Man Thinketh
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