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The world must be romanticized. In this way the ordinary meaning may be found again.

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It is certain my belief gains quite infinitely the very moment I can convince another mind thereof.
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Belief Mindset Moments Myself Quite
The artist stands on the human being as a statue does on a pedestal.
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Artist Human Stand Statue
The poem of the understanding is philosophy.
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Philosophy Poem Understand
Nature is an aeolian harp, a musical instrument whose tones are the re-echo of higher strings within us.
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Instrument Musician Nature Ourselves
Every stage of education begins with childhood. That is why the most educated person on earth so much resembles a child.
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Appearance Beginning Childhood Earth Education Person Stage
There is but one temple in the universe, and that is the body of man.
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Body Man Perspective Temple Universe
We are near awakening when we dream that we dream.
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Awakening Deep Dreams
The Bible begins gloriously with Paradise, the symbol of youth, and ends with the everlasting kingdom, with the holy city. The history of every man should be a Bible.
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Beginning Glorious History Man Paradise Religious
The badge of honesty is simplicity.
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Honesty One Liner Simplicity
Everywhere we seek the Absolute, and always we find only things.
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Finding Material Search
Hypotheses are nets: only he who casts will catch.
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Catch Himself Trap
We touch heaven when we lay our hand on a human body!
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Body Hands Heaven Human Lie Touch
Character and fate are two words for the same thing.
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Character Fate Word
Doing philosophy is only a threefold or double kind of waking–being awake–consciousness.
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Awakening Consciousness Kind Philosophy Walk
Many books are longer than they seem. They have indeed no end. The boredom that they cause is truly absolute and infinite.
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Book End Infinite Reason
Perceptibility is a kind of attentiveness.
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Attention Kind

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