No matter how much a young ...

No matter how much a young man likes to think for himself, he is always trying to model himself on some abstract pattern largely derived from the example of the world around him. And a man, no matter how conservative, shows his own worth by his personal deviation from that pattern.
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 Cesare Pavese

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I am the captain of my destiny, I do not abandon the ship in hard times, But, I do have sense enough not to go down with the ship.
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The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.
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Those philosophers who believe in the absolute logic of truth have never had to discuss it on close terms with a woman.
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The only way to escape the abyss is to look at it, gauge it, sound it out and descend into it.
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The search for a new personality is futile; what is fruitful is the interest the old personality can take in new activities.
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