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There is but one temple in the universe, and that is the body of man.

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Doing philosophy is only a threefold or double kind of waking–being awake–consciousness.
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Awakening Consciousness Kind Philosophy Walk
A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer.
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Hero Mindset Oneself Stay Time
Knowledge is only one half. Faith is the other.
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Faith Knowledge Whole
Genius in general is poetic. Where genius has been active it has been poetically active. The truly moral person is a poet.
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Active Genius Moral Person Poet Poetry True
Accident is simply unforeseen order.
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Action Order Perspective Simplicity
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
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
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
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
We are near awakening when we dream that we dream.
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Awakening Deep Dreams
Every disease is a musical problem. Its cure a musical solution. The more rapid and complete the solution, the greater the musical talent of the doctor.
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Complete Doctor Music Problem Solution Talent
Life is the beginning of death. Life is for the sake of death. Death is at once the end and the beginning—at once separation and closer union of the self. Through death the reduction is complete.
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Beginning Close Complete Death Life Reduction Unity
The history of every individual man should be a Bible.
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History Man Religious
Building worlds is not enough for the deeper urging mind; but a loving heart sates the striving spirit.
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Build Enough Heart Mindset Spirit Strive
A complete need should not exist love, life in common with loved ones?
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Common Existence Life Love Need Oneself
Prayer is to religion what thinking is to philosophy. To pray is to make religion.
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Creation Philosophy Prayer Religion Thinking

There is but one temple in the universe, and that is the body of man.

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