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The world must be romanticized. In this way the ordinary meaning may be found again.

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The brains -the thinking organs- are the world producers -nature’s genitals.
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Brain Organ Production Thinking
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
We are near waking when we dream we are dreaming.
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Dreams Wake Up
We touch heaven when we lay our hand on a human body!
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Body Hands Heaven Human Lie Touch
Prayer is to religion what thinking is to philosophy. To pray is to make religion.
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Creation Philosophy Prayer Religion Thinking
To know a truth well, one must have fought it out.
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Fight Oneself Truth
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
You are alone with everything you love.
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Alone Love Yourself
The ideal of morality has no more dangerous rival than the ideal of highest strength, of most powerful life. It is the maximum of the savage.
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Dangerous Ideal Moral Powerful Savage Strength
Man is lyrical, woman epic, marriage dramatic.
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Drama Lyrics Man Marriage Woman
We never completely comprehend ourselves, but we can do far more than comprehend.
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Complete Ourselves Realization
Many things are too delicate to be thought; many more, to be spoken.
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Delicate Talk Thinking
We are more closely connected to the invisible than to the visible.
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Close Connection Path Visible
Philosophy bears witness to the deepest love of reflection, to absolute delight in wisdom.
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Deep Delight Love Philosophy Reflection Wisdom
Nature is an aeolian harp, a musical instrument whose tones are the re-echo of higher strings within us.
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Instrument Musician Nature Ourselves

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