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Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.

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Life must not be a novel that is given to us, but one that is made by us.
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Book Creation Life Novel Oneself
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
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
It is certain my belief gains quite infinitely the very moment I can convince another mind thereof.
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Belief Mindset Moments Myself Quite
The world must be romanticized. In this way the ordinary meaning may be found again.
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Finding Meaning Ordinary Way World
Philosophy is really nostalgia, the desire to be at home.
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Deep Desire Feeling Home Nostalgia Philosophy
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
To get to know a truth properly, one must polemicize it.
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Oneself Properly Truth
Philosophy is properly home-sickness; the wish to be everywhere at home.
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Desire Home Philosophy Sick
Perceptibility is a kind of attentiveness.
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Attention Kind
We are near awakening when we dream that we dream.
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Awakening Deep Dreams
When you understand how to love one thing, then you also understand how to love everything.
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Love Understand Yourself
In cheerful souls there is no wit. Wit shows a disturbance of the equipoise.
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Disturb Intelligence Smart Soul
Mathematics is the Life of the Gods.
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God Life Mathematics
Man is lyrical, woman epic, marriage dramatic.
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Drama Lyrics Man Marriage Woman
Hypotheses are nets: only he who casts will catch.
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Catch Himself Trap

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