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If what you said was true, where was the need to shout?

Anthony de Mello

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Anthony de Mello
Age: 55 †
Born: 1931
Born: September 4
Died: 1987
Died: June 2
Philosopher
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Psychologist
Theologian
Writer
Bombay
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You've got to drop something. You've got to drop illusions. You don't have to add anything in order to be happy you've got to drop something. Life is easy, life is delightful. It's only hard on your illusions, your ambitions, your greed, your cravings.
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I'm going to write a book someday and the title will be I'm an Ass, You're an Ass. That's the most liberating, wonderful thing in the world, when you openly admit you're an ass. It's wonderful. When people tell me, You're wrong I say, What can you expect of an ass?
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You're so ashamed of your past drop it! You're so proud of your past drop it!
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