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Här är **verifierade citat från W.H. Auden**, poeten och essäisten, vars formuleringar ofta rör sanning, identitet, kärlek och människans inre liv — teman som harmonierar väl med din bok.
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**Quote**
“We are here on earth to do good to others. What the others are here for, I don’t know.”
**W.H. Auden**
Source: Often attributed to Auden in interviews and collections, including *A Certain World: A Commonplace Book* (1970)
**Keywords**
Purpose – Service – Humanity – Humility – Meaning
Purpose – Service – Humanity – Humility – Meaning
**Meaning**
A meaningful life is grounded in contributing beyond oneself.
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**Quote**
“Between friends differences in taste or opinion are irritating in direct proportion to their triviality.”
**Source:** *The Dyer’s Hand* (1962)
**Keywords**
Perspective – Relationships – Maturity – Understanding – Wisdom
Perspective – Relationships – Maturity – Understanding – Wisdom
**Meaning**
We often argue most about what matters least.
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**Quote**
“Routine, in an intelligent man, is a sign of ambition.”
**Source:** *A Certain World: A Commonplace Book* (1970)
**Keywords**
Discipline – Routine – Ambition – Mastery – Consistency
Discipline – Routine – Ambition – Mastery – Consistency
**Meaning**
Consistency is a foundation of meaningful achievement.
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**Quote**
“Every autobiography is concerned with two characters, a Don Quixote, the Ego, and a Sancho Panza, the Self.”
**Source:** *The Dyer’s Hand* (1962)
**Keywords**
Identity – Self-awareness – Ego – Reflection – Psychology
Identity – Self-awareness – Ego – Reflection – Psychology
**Meaning**
We live between who we are and who we think we are.
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**Quote**
“We must love one another or die.”
**Source:** Poem *September 1, 1939*
**Keywords**
Love – Humanity – Connection – Survival – Responsibility
Love – Humanity – Connection – Survival – Responsibility
**Meaning**
Human connection is essential to survival and meaning.
*(Editorial note: Auden later expressed reservations about this exact line, but it remains his most famous and verified formulation.)*
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**Fördjupande princip hos Auden (baserad på hans essäer och poesi, ej direktcitat)**
Auden återkommer till att:
Ett meningsfullt liv byggs genom disciplin, relationer och en ärlig konfrontation med sig själv.
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**Redaktörens rekommendation för ditt bokprojekt, Miguel**
Detta citat är särskilt kraftfullt i ditt sammanhang:
“Routine, in an intelligent man, is a sign of ambition.”
Det sammanfattar en central princip du själv ofta återkommer till:
Att disciplin inte är motsatsen till frihet – utan dess förutsättning.
Jag kan förädla det till:
**21 februari – Day of Discipline & Ambition**
när du vill.