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One can not understand language because language cannot understand itself; does not want to understand.

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The true Poet is all-knowing; he is an actual world in miniature.
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Himself Poet True World
The ideal of morality has no more dangerous rival than the ideal of highest strength, of most powerful life. It is the maximum of the savage.
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Dangerous Ideal Moral Powerful Savage Strength
Fate and temperament are the names of a concept.
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Concept Fate Name Temperature
Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.
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Healing Poetry Reason Wound
The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.
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Artist Deep Perspective Work
We are near waking when we dream we are dreaming.
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Dreams Wake Up
A God-intoxicated man.
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God Intoxication Man One Liner
Everything at a distance turns into poetry; distant mountains, distant people, distant events; all become Romantic.
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Distance People Poetry Romantic
The world must be romanticized. In this way the ordinary meaning may be found again.
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Finding Meaning Ordinary Way World
There is but one temple in the universe, and that is the body of man.
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Body Man Perspective Temple Universe
Philosophy is properly home-sickness; the wish to be everywhere at home.
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Desire Home Philosophy Sick
Not only England, but every Englishman is an island.
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Man Thinking Universe
To philosophize means to make vivid.
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Creation Philosophy
Where are we really going? Always home.
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Deep Home Spiritual Travel
The mysterious path goes inward. It is in us, and not anywhere else, where the eternity of the worlds, the past and the future are found.
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Finding Forever Future Mystery Path World
Everywhere we seek the Absolute, and always we find only things.
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Finding Material Search

One can not understand language because language cannot understand itself; does not want to understand.

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