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Hypotheses are nets: only he who casts will catch.
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Catch Himself Trap
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
Our bodies are molded rivers.
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Body Ourselves River
Love is the final end of the world’s history, the Amen of the universe.
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End History Love Universe World
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
The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.
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Artist Deep Perspective Work
Philosophy can bake no bread; but she can procure for us God, Freedom, Immortality. Which, then, is more practical, Philosophy or Economy?
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Freedom God Immortal Philosophy Practical
The world must be romanticized. In this way the ordinary meaning may be found again.
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Finding Meaning Ordinary Way World
Not only England, but every Englishman is an island.
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Man Thinking Universe
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
Mathematics is the Life of the Gods.
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God Life Mathematics
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
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
Man is a sun and his senses are the planets.
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Himself Man Planet Sun
Perceptibility is a kind of attentiveness.
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Attention Kind
The true Poet is all-knowing; he is an actual world in miniature.
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Himself Poet True World

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