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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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Knowledge is only one half. Faith is the other.
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Faith Knowledge Whole
We touch heaven when we lay our hand on a human body!
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Body Hands Heaven Human Lie Touch
Our bodies are molded rivers.
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Body Ourselves River
One can not understand language because language cannot understand itself; does not want to understand.
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Language Oneself Understand
We are near waking when we dream we are dreaming.
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Dreams Wake Up
There is but one temple in the universe, and that is the body of man.
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Body Man Perspective Temple Universe
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
Life is the beginning of death. Life is for the sake of death. Death is at once the end and the beginning—at once separation and closer union of the self. Through death the reduction is complete.
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Beginning Close Complete Death Life Reduction Unity
Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment.
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Enjoyment Learning Pleasure
You are alone with everything you love.
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Alone Love Yourself
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
Philosophy is properly home-sickness; the wish to be everywhere at home.
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Desire Home Philosophy Sick
The highest purpose of intellectual cultivation is to give a man a perfect knowledge and mastery of his own inner self.
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Cultivation Himself Intellectual Master Purpose
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
We are near awakening when we dream that we dream.
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Awakening Deep Dreams
To know a truth well, one must have fought it out.
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Fight Oneself Truth

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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