Background
- Born in
- Felixstowe
- Educated at
- University of OxfordEton CollegeAscham St. Vincent's SchoolEastbourne College
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Trending topics shown first"One must know that one is not in order to be able to understand that we are."
"It is only with total humility, and in absolute stillness of mind that we can know what indeed we are."
"Doctrines, scriptures, sutras, essays, are not to be regarded as systems to be followed. They merely contribute to understanding. They should be for us a source of stimulation, and nothing more... Ado…"
"Only by Failure : The Many Faces of the Impossible Life of Terence Gray by Paul Cornwell"
"Play your part in the comedy, but don't identify yourself with your role!"
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1895
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