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The artist stands on the human being as a statue does on a pedestal.

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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
To get to know a truth properly, one must polemicize it.
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Oneself Properly Truth
All power appears only in transition. Permanent power is stuff.
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Appearance Power Transition
To philosophize means to make vivid.
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Creation Philosophy
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
Our bodies are molded rivers.
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Body Ourselves River
Nature is a petrified magic city.
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City Magic Nature One Liner Perspective
One should, when overwhelmed by the shadow of a giant, move aside and see if the colossal shadow isn’t merely that of a pygmy blocking out the sun.
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Block Feeling Oneself Shadow Sun
Philosophy is really nostalgia, the desire to be at home.
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Deep Desire Feeling Home Nostalgia Philosophy
We are near awakening when we dream that we dream.
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Awakening Deep Dreams
We are on a mission: we are called to the cultivation of the earth .
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Cultivation Earth Mission
Every disease is a musical problem; every cure is a musical solution.
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Children Cure Music Solution
The badge of honesty is simplicity.
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Honesty One Liner Simplicity
There is an energy which springs from sickness and debility: it has a more powerful effect than the real, but, sadly, expires in an even greater infirmity.
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Effect Energy Greatness Powerful Reality Sadness Spring
Where are we really going? Always home.
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Deep Home Spiritual Travel
Every beloved object is the center point of a paradise.
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Object Paradise Point

The artist stands on the human being as a statue does on a pedestal.

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