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Giving is good, but taking is bad and brings death. ↗

— Hesiod

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He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace. ↗

— Hesiod

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Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better. ↗

— Hesiod

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On what can we now place our hopes of solving the many riddles which still exist as to the origin and composition of cosmic rays? It must be emphasized here above all that to attain really decisive progress greater funds must be made available. ↗

— Victor Francis Hess

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The only positive finding which could be drawn from the first series, was the conclusion that the relationships obviously had a more complicated lay-out than had been thought, for the effects were so varied that no obedience to any law could be discovered. ↗

— Walter Rudolf Hess

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He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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If time is not real, then the dividing line between this world and eternity, between suffering and bliss, between good and evil, is also an illusion. ↗

— Herman Hesse

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Seeking means: to have a goal; but finding means: to be free, to be receptive, to have no goal. ↗

— Herman Hesse

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I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value. ↗

— Hermann Hesse

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Our mind is capable of passing beyond the dividing line we have drawn for it. Beyond the pairs of opposites of which the world consists, other, new insights begin. ↗

— Hermann Hesse

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