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Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.

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In a work of art, chaos must shimmer through the veil of order.
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Art Chaos Discipline Order Work
Doing philosophy is only a threefold or double kind of waking–being awake–consciousness.
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Awakening Consciousness Kind Philosophy Walk
Many things are too delicate to be thought; many more, to be spoken.
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Delicate Talk Thinking
Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.
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Artist Life Meaning
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
You are alone with everything you love.
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Alone Love Yourself
We touch heaven when we lay our hand on a human body!
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Body Hands Heaven Human Lie Touch
The world must be romanticized. In this way the ordinary meaning may be found again.
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Finding Meaning Ordinary Way World
Man is lyrical, woman epic, marriage dramatic.
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Drama Lyrics Man Marriage Woman
We are near waking when we dream we are dreaming.
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Dreams Wake Up
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 mysterious path goes inward. It is in us, and not anywhere else, where the eternity of the worlds, the past and the future are found.
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Finding Forever Future Mystery Path World
Only the most perfect human being can design the most perfect philosophy.
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Design Human Perfection Philosophy
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
There is but one temple in the universe, and that is the body of man.
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Body Man Perspective Temple Universe
Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.
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Healing Poetry Reason Wound

Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.

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