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There is but one temple in the universe, and that is the body of man.

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Our bodies are molded rivers.
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Body Ourselves River
All the events of our life are materials of which we can make what we will.
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Desire Event Life Material Power Willing
Fate and temperament are the names of a concept.
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Concept Fate Name Temperature
One can not understand language because language cannot understand itself; does not want to understand.
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Language Oneself Understand
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
In a work of art, chaos must shimmer through the veil of order.
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Art Chaos Discipline Order Work
Only as far as a man is happily married to himself is he fit for married life and family life in general.
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General Happiness Life Man Marriage
We are near awakening when we dream that we dream.
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Awakening Deep Dreams
The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.
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Artist Deep Perspective Work
The mysterious path goes inward. It is in us, and not anywhere else, where the eternity of the worlds, the past and the future are found.
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Finding Forever Future Mystery Path World
Perceptibility is a kind of attentiveness.
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Attention Kind
In cheerful souls there is no wit. Wit shows a disturbance of the equipoise.
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Disturb Intelligence Smart Soul
To become properly acquainted with a truth, we must first have disbelieved it, and disputed against it.
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Believe Proper Truth
Genius in general is poetic. Where genius has been active it has been poetically active. The truly moral person is a poet.
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Active Genius Moral Person Poet Poetry True
Philosophy bears witness to the deepest love of reflection, to absolute delight in wisdom.
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Deep Delight Love Philosophy Reflection Wisdom
Where are we really going? Always home.
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Deep Home Spiritual Travel

There is but one temple in the universe, and that is the body of man.

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