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

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Only as far as a man is happily married to himself is he fit for married life and family life in general.
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General Happiness Life Man Marriage
Character is perfectly educated will.
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Character Education Perfection Willing
We never completely comprehend ourselves, but we can do far more than comprehend.
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Complete Ourselves Realization
Nothing is more indispensable to true religiosity than a mediator that links us with divinity.
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Divine Link Mediation Religious True
The true Poet is all-knowing; he is an actual world in miniature.
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Himself Poet True World
Man has his being in truth–if he sacrifices truth he sacrifices himself. Whoever betrays truth betrays himself. It is not a question of lying–but of acting against one’s conviction.
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Betrayal Lying Man Oneself Question Sacrifice Truth
The poem of the understanding is philosophy.
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Philosophy Poem Understand
We are more closely connected to the invisible than to the visible.
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Close Connection Path Visible
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
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 artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.
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Artist Deep Perspective Work
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
A complete need should not exist love, life in common with loved ones?
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Common Existence Life Love Need Oneself
Our bodies are molded rivers.
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Body Ourselves River
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
Accident is simply unforeseen order.
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Action Order Perspective Simplicity

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

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