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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
In a work of art, chaos must shimmer through the veil of order.
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Art Chaos Discipline Order Work
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 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
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
Fate and temperament are the names of a concept.
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Concept Fate Name Temperature
Doing philosophy is only a threefold or double kind of waking–being awake–consciousness.
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Awakening Consciousness Kind Philosophy Walk
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
In cheerful souls there is no wit. Wit shows a disturbance of the equipoise.
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Disturb Intelligence Smart Soul
Philosophy is properly home-sickness; the wish to be everywhere at home.
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Desire Home Philosophy Sick
Nature is an aeolian harp, a musical instrument whose tones are the re-echo of higher strings within us.
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Instrument Musician Nature Ourselves
The individual soul should seek for an intimate union with the soul of the universe.
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Intimate Seek Soul Universe
Play is experimenting with chance.
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Chance Experiment One Liner Play
Many things are too delicate to be thought; many more, to be spoken.
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Delicate Talk Thinking
Where are we really going? Always home.
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Deep Home Spiritual Travel
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

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