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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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To philosophize means to make vivid.
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Creation Philosophy
Nature is a petrified magic city.
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City Magic Nature One Liner Perspective
Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.
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Healing Poetry Reason Wound
Where are we really going? Always home.
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Deep Home Spiritual Travel
The badge of honesty is simplicity.
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Honesty One Liner Simplicity
A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer.
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Hero Mindset Oneself Stay Time
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
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
All power appears only in transition. Permanent power is stuff.
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Appearance Power Transition
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
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
The true Poet is all-knowing; he is an actual world in miniature.
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Himself Poet True World
Philosophy is properly home-sickness; the wish to be everywhere at home.
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Desire Home Philosophy Sick
Only as far as a man is happily married to himself is he fit for married life and family life in general.
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General Happiness Life Man Marriage
I often feel, and ever more deeply I realize, that fate and character are the same conception.
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Character Fate Feeling Myself Realization
You are alone with everything you love.
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Alone Love Yourself

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