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A good traveller is one who knows how to travel with the mind.

Michael Bassey Johnson , in Master of Maxims
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It was a dictum of his that the soul's energy thrives when the body's desires are feeblest.

Athanasius of Alexandria , in The Life of St. Anthony
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Darkness can inspire light, and light can inspire darkness, its just a difference of distant of these two contrasting forces.

Michael Bassey Johnson
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Nobody enjoys the company of others as intensely as someone who usually avoids the company of others.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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The only way to become an eccentric is to end your relationship with extroverts.

Michael Bassey Johnson
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