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One can not understand language because language cannot understand itself; does not want to understand.

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Character is perfectly educated will.
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Character Education Perfection Willing
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
Where are we really going? Always home.
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Deep Home Spiritual Travel
Humanity is the higher meaning of our planet, the nerve that connects this part of it with the upper world, the eye it raises to heaven.
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Heaven Humanity Meaning Ourselves Planet World
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
Philosophy bears witness to the deepest love of reflection, to absolute delight in wisdom.
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Deep Delight Love Philosophy Reflection Wisdom
Our bodies are molded rivers.
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Body Ourselves River
In a work of art, chaos must shimmer through the veil of order.
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Art Chaos Discipline Order Work
Man has his being in truth–if he sacrifices truth he sacrifices himself. Whoever betrays truth betrays himself. It is not a question of lying–but of acting against one’s conviction.
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Betrayal Lying Man Oneself Question Sacrifice Truth
Mathematics is the Life of the Gods.
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God Life Mathematics
Prayer is to religion what thinking is to philosophy. To pray is to make religion.
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Creation Philosophy Prayer Religion Thinking
Building worlds is not enough for the deeper urging mind; but a loving heart sates the striving spirit.
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Build Enough Heart Mindset Spirit Strive
A complete need should not exist love, life in common with loved ones?
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Common Existence Life Love Need Oneself
When you understand how to love one thing, then you also understand how to love everything.
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Love Understand Yourself
We never completely comprehend ourselves, but we can do far more than comprehend.
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Complete Ourselves Realization

One can not understand language because language cannot understand itself; does not want to understand.

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