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We never completely comprehend ourselves, but we can do far more than comprehend.

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The world must be romanticized. In this way the ordinary meaning may be found again.
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Finding Meaning Ordinary Way World
The history of every individual man should be a Bible.
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History Man Religious
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
Our bodies are molded rivers.
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Body Ourselves River
Christianity is the root of all democracy, the highest fact in the rights of men.
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Democracy Fact Man Right Root
Fate and temperament are the names of a concept.
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Concept Fate Name Temperature
There is but one temple in the universe, and that is the body of man.
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Body Man Perspective Temple Universe
To become properly acquainted with a truth, we must first have disbelieved it, and disputed against it.
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Believe Proper Truth
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
Prayer is to religion what thinking is to philosophy. To pray is to make religion.
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Creation Philosophy Prayer Religion Thinking
We are near waking when we dream we are dreaming.
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Dreams Wake Up
In a work of art, chaos must shimmer through the veil of order.
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Art Chaos Discipline Order Work
Character and fate are two words for the same thing.
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Character Fate Word
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 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

We never completely comprehend ourselves, but we can do far more than comprehend.

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