The charm of knowledge would be small if so much shame did not have to be overcome on the way to it.
To find out what is truly individual in ourselves, profound reflection is needed; and suddenly we realize how uncommonly difficult the discovery of individuality is.
One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
Life asks of every individual a contribution, and it is up to the individual to discover what that should be.
Meaning must be found and cannot be given; it cannot be invented, it must be discovered.
The true meaning of life is to be discovered in the world rather than within man or his own psyche, as though it were a closed system.
We do not invent the meaning of our life; we detect it.
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.
Whatever discoveries have been made in the region of self-love, there remain many uncharted territories there.
The real joy is in the journey of discovering your own infinite depth.
All the knowledge in the world has come from the mind; the infinite library of the universe is in your own mind.
In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence.
One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.
The power which resides in him is new in nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried.
We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate.
A traveler am I and a navigator, and every day I discover a new region within my soul.
We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.
In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand.
Chance favors only the prepared mind.
Dig within. Within is the well of good, and it will ever bubble forth, if you will ever dig.
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