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“Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“Love sought is good, but given unsought better.” William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
“I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.” Confucius, Analects
“The secrets of this earth are not for all men to see, but only for those who will seek them.” Ayn Rand, Anthem
“This is why I am continuing my travels—not to seek other, better teachings, for I know there are none, but to depart from all teachings and all teachers and to reach my goal by myself or to die.” Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha
“Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing, for the known way is an impasse.” Heraclitus, On Nature
“It is men who wait to be selected, and not those who seek, from whom we may always expect the most efficient service.” Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
“For almost ninety years I've walked among my kind, and yours... all the time thinking I was complete in myself, not realizing what I was seeking. And not finding anything, because you weren't alive yet.” Stephenie Meyer, Twilight

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