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

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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
To get to know a truth properly, one must polemicize it.
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Oneself Properly Truth
Perceptibility is a kind of attentiveness.
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Attention Kind
Philosophy is really nostalgia, the desire to be at home.
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Deep Desire Feeling Home Nostalgia Philosophy
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
Philosophy bears witness to the deepest love of reflection, to absolute delight in wisdom.
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Deep Delight Love Philosophy Reflection Wisdom
The best thing about the sciences is their philosophical ingredient, like life for an organic body. If one dephilosophizes the sciences, what remains left? Earth, air, and water.
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Body Earth Organic Philosophy Science Water
Philosophy is properly home-sickness; the wish to be everywhere at home.
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Desire Home Philosophy Sick
Hypotheses are nets: only he who casts will catch.
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Catch Himself Trap
Doing philosophy is only a threefold or double kind of waking–being awake–consciousness.
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Awakening Consciousness Kind Philosophy Walk
A God-intoxicated man.
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God Intoxication Man One Liner
Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.
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Artist Life Meaning
There is an energy which springs from sickness and debility: it has a more powerful effect than the real, but, sadly, expires in an even greater infirmity.
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Effect Energy Greatness Powerful Reality Sadness Spring
Man is lyrical, woman epic, marriage dramatic.
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Drama Lyrics Man Marriage Woman
Friends, the soil is poor, we must sow seeds in plenty for us to garner even modest harvests.
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Friendship Harvest Modest Poor Result
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

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

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