There is one and the same soul in many bodies.
PLOTINUSIn this state of absorbed contemplation, there is no longer any question of holding an object in view.
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Fear must be entirely banished. The purified soul will fear nothing.
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The soul in its nature loves God and longs to be at one with Him in the noble love of a daughter for a noble father.
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The sculptor cuts away here, smoothes there, makes this line lighter, this other purer, until he or she has shown a beautiful face upon the statue.
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The vision is such that seeing and seen are one; object and act of vision have become identical.
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We ourselves possess Beauty when we are true to our own being; ugliness is in going over to another order; knowing ourselves, we are beautiful; in self-ignorance, we are ugly.
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Everything in the world is full of signs. All events are coordinated. All things depend on each other. Everything breathes together.
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The world is knowable, harmonious, and good.
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When we look outside of that on which we depend we ignore our unity; looking outward we see many faces; look inward and all is one head.
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Withdraw into yourself and look. And if you do not find yourself beautiful as yet, do as the creator of a statue that is to be made beautiful.
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Knowing ourselves, we are beautiful; in self-ignorance, we are ugly.
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Why should I consent to the perpetuation of the image of this image?
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One word was uttered and from every side an ear attended and received and there was an effective hearing.
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Being is desirable because it is identical with Beauty, and Beauty is loved because it is Being.
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All things are filled full of signs, and it is a wise man who can learn about one thing from another.
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In this state of absorbed contemplation, there is no longer any question of holding an object in view.
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