68. The wise men understand that this world is only an image
and a copy of paradise. The existence of this world is simply
a guarantee that there exists a world that is perfact.
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70. "One only understands the things that one tames" said the
fox. "Men have no more time to understand anything. They
buy things all ready made at the shops. But there is no shop
anywhere where one can buy friendship, and so men have
no friends anymore. "
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72. "If good things are coming, they will be pleasant surprise,"
said the seer." If bad things are, and you know in advance, you
will suffer greatly before they even occur."
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